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

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

City A
San Diego, CA
Pop. 1,383,987
C
53/100
Budget Balance14
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency0
Revenue Diversity96
Trend Direction50
City B
Fort Worth, TX
Pop. 924,663
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

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