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

Tulsa, OK vs Long Beach, CA

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

Summary

Long Beach spends 84.7% more per capita than Tulsa ($29,000/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Tulsa, OK
Pop. 411,938
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Tulsa
Long Beach
Total Spending
$2.2B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$5,250
$34,250
Total Revenue
$0
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$0
$75,389
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
411,938
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Tulsa$628
Long Beach$0
Fire Protection
Tulsa$196
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
Tulsa$257
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Tulsa$154
Long Beach$698
Health
Tulsa$762
Long Beach$477

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

TulsaLong Beach
Sales Tax
$97
$36
Income Tax
$0
$1,760
Intergovernmental
$0
$1,688
Charges & Fees
$0
$2,424
Other
$53
$8,836

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

TulsaLong Beach
Police
$628
$0
Fire Protection
$196
$0
Highways & Roads
$257
$0
Public Welfare
$86
$1,317
Health
$762
$477
Hospitals
$0
$2,751
Parks & Recreation
$154
$698
Housing
$350
$5,782
Sewerage
$27
$86
Utilities
$41
$3,889
Interest on Debt
$0
$2,718
Other
$2,748
$16,533
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health

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