Tulsa, OK vs Dallas, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 84.9% more per capita than Tulsa ($29,599/person difference). Dallas, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 57/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Tulsa
Dallas
Total Spending
$2.2B
$45.3B
Spending / Capita
$5,250
$34,849
Total Revenue
$0
$7.1B
Revenue / Capita
$0
$5,474
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
411,938
1,300,642
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Tulsa$628
Dallas$1,519
Fire Protection
Tulsa$196
Dallas$305
Highways & Roads
Tulsa$257
Dallas$201
Parks & Recreation
Tulsa$154
Dallas$0
Education
Tulsa$0
Dallas$62
Health
Tulsa$762
Dallas$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
TulsaDallas
| Property Tax | $0 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $97 | $25 |
| Intergovernmental | $0 | $1,223 |
| Other | $53 | $584 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
TulsaDallas
| Police | $628 | $1,519 |
| Fire Protection | $196 | $305 |
| Highways & Roads | $257 | $201 |
| Education | $0 | $62 |
| Public Welfare | $86 | $215 |
| Health | $762 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $385 |
| Parks & Recreation | $154 | $0 |
| Housing | $350 | $444 |
| Sewerage | $27 | $0 |
| Utilities | $41 | $833 |
| General Admin | $0 | $25,827 |
| Other | $2,748 | $5,059 |
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health