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

San Diego, CA vs Tulsa, OK

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

Summary

San Diego spends 724.8% more per capita than Tulsa ($38,056/person difference). Tulsa, OK has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 56/100).

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
Tulsa, OK
Pop. 411,938
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
San Diego
Tulsa
Total Spending
$59.9B
$2.2B
Spending / Capita
$43,306
$5,250
Total Revenue
$13.4B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$9,662
$0
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
1,383,987
411,938
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
San Diego$3,335
Tulsa$628
Fire Protection
San Diego$1,278
Tulsa$196
Highways & Roads
San Diego$1,408
Tulsa$257
Parks & Recreation
San Diego$436
Tulsa$154
Education
San Diego$2,005
Tulsa$0
Health
San Diego$411
Tulsa$762

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

San DiegoTulsa
Property Tax
$124
$0
Sales Tax
$63
$97
Income Tax
$194
$0
Intergovernmental
$57
$0
Charges & Fees
$14
$0
Other
$3,801
$53

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

San DiegoTulsa
Police
$3,335
$628
Fire Protection
$1,278
$196
Highways & Roads
$1,408
$257
Education
$2,005
$0
Public Welfare
$700
$86
Health
$411
$762
Parks & Recreation
$436
$154
Housing
$4,476
$350
Sewerage
$43
$27
Utilities
$11,704
$41
Other
$17,509
$2,748
C
San Diego, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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