San Diego, CA vs Fort Worth, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
San Diego spends 171.7% more per capita than Fort Worth ($27,367/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Diego
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$59.9B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$15,939
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$26,694
Total Debt
$0
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,921
Population
1,383,987
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Diego$3,335
Fort Worth$0
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Fort Worth$708
Education
San Diego$2,005
Fort Worth$0
Health
San Diego$411
Fort Worth$235
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoFort Worth
| Property Tax | $124 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $63 | $198 |
| Income Tax | $194 | $851 |
| Intergovernmental | $57 | $4,002 |
| Charges & Fees | $14 | $3,594 |
| Other | $3,801 | $3,439 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San DiegoFort Worth
| Police | $3,335 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $1,278 | $156 |
| Highways & Roads | $1,408 | $317 |
| Education | $2,005 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $700 | $869 |
| Health | $411 | $235 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $1,680 |
| Parks & Recreation | $436 | $708 |
| Housing | $4,476 | $4,217 |
| Sewerage | $43 | $267 |
| Utilities | $11,704 | $2,674 |
| Other | $17,509 | $4,817 |
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health