Tacoma, WA vs Vancouver, WA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Tacoma spends 77.9% more per capita than Vancouver ($10,461/person difference). Tacoma, WA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 61/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency38
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
D
45/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Tacoma
Vancouver
Total Spending
$5.2B
$2.6B
Spending / Capita
$23,896
$13,434
Total Revenue
$18.9B
$1.1B
Revenue / Capita
$86,417
$5,713
Total Debt
$402.3M
$165.1M
Debt / Capita
$1,835
$866
Population
219,234
190,700
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Tacoma$1,153
Vancouver$0
Parks & Recreation
Tacoma$1,048
Vancouver$871
Education
Tacoma$1,396
Vancouver$3
Health
Tacoma$283
Vancouver$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
TacomaVancouver
| Property Tax | $131 | $31 |
| Sales Tax | $789 | $456 |
| Income Tax | $3,984 | $140 |
| Intergovernmental | $17,186 | $141 |
| Charges & Fees | $5,236 | $2,641 |
| Other | $6,696 | $6,500 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
TacomaVancouver
| Fire Protection | $1,153 | $0 |
| Education | $1,396 | $3 |
| Public Welfare | $1,807 | $968 |
| Health | $283 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $396 | $661 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,048 | $871 |
| Housing | $4,805 | $3,594 |
| Sewerage | $798 | $241 |
| Utilities | $5,418 | $2,481 |
| Other | $6,793 | $4,615 |
C
Tacoma, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
D
Vancouver, WA
Fiscal Health Score: 45/100
Below average fiscal health