Seattle, WA vs Bakersfield, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Seattle spends 197.7% more per capita than Bakersfield ($22,887/person difference). Seattle, WA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance69
Debt Burden50
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance2
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Seattle
Bakersfield
Total Spending
$25.3B
$4.7B
Spending / Capita
$34,463
$11,576
Total Revenue
$56.5B
$1.6B
Revenue / Capita
$76,958
$3,862
Total Debt
$808.1M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,100
$0
Population
734,603
404,321
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Seattle$210
Bakersfield$0
Parks & Recreation
Seattle$3,923
Bakersfield$741
Education
Seattle$1,461
Bakersfield$0
Health
Seattle$1,131
Bakersfield$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleBakersfield
| Property Tax | $1,831 | $1 |
| Sales Tax | $1,094 | $20 |
| Income Tax | $3,496 | $1,909 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,846 | $3,862 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,960 | $1,024 |
| Other | $8,544 | $1,915 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleBakersfield
| Fire Protection | $210 | $0 |
| Education | $1,461 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,439 | $840 |
| Health | $1,131 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,871 | $425 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,923 | $741 |
| Housing | $3,727 | $3,391 |
| Sewerage | $952 | $265 |
| Utilities | $6,489 | $2,679 |
| Other | $11,260 | $3,234 |
C
Seattle, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Bakersfield, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health