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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

San Antonio, TX vs Lubbock, TX

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Lubbock spends 48.3% more per capita than San Antonio ($15,801/person difference). San Antonio, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 68/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
San Antonio, TX
Pop. 1,445,662
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Lubbock, TX
Pop. 258,190
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency30
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
San Antonio
Lubbock
Total Spending
$24.5B
$8.5B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$32,743
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$791.3M
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$3,065
Total Debt
$3.1B
$0
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$0
Population
1,445,662
258,190
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
San Antonio$0
Lubbock$322
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Lubbock$173
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Lubbock$296
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Lubbock$13
Education
San Antonio$23
Lubbock$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Lubbock$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San AntonioLubbock
Property Tax
$9
$0
Sales Tax
$293
$2
Income Tax
$1,000
$0
Intergovernmental
$14,312
$76
Charges & Fees
$4,025
$0
Other
$3,184
$781

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San AntonioLubbock
Police
$0
$322
Fire Protection
$396
$173
Highways & Roads
$158
$296
Education
$23
$0
Public Welfare
$1,188
$258
Health
$293
$0
Hospitals
$993
$0
Parks & Recreation
$1,045
$13
Housing
$3,570
$2,128
Sewerage
$100
$0
Utilities
$3,826
$45
General Admin
$0
$26,777
Other
$5,352
$2,732
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
C
Lubbock, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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