Seattle, WA vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Seattle spends 0.6% more per capita than Long Beach ($212/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance69
Debt Burden50
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Seattle
Long Beach
Total Spending
$25.3B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$34,463
$34,250
Total Revenue
$56.5B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$76,958
$75,389
Total Debt
$808.1M
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,100
$0
Population
734,603
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Seattle$210
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Seattle$3,923
Long Beach$698
Education
Seattle$1,461
Long Beach$0
Health
Seattle$1,131
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleLong Beach
| Property Tax | $1,831 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $1,094 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $3,496 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,846 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,960 | $2,424 |
| Other | $8,544 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
SeattleLong Beach
| Fire Protection | $210 | $0 |
| Education | $1,461 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $3,439 | $1,317 |
| Health | $1,131 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $1,871 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $3,923 | $698 |
| Housing | $3,727 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $952 | $86 |
| Utilities | $6,489 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,718 |
| Other | $11,260 | $16,533 |
C
Seattle, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health