City and County of San Francisco: Some numbers

Howard Epstein's comment to this SF Examiner story:

This comparison of spending by combined cities and counties originally appeared in the Nov. 2018 SFGOP Newsletter.

San Francisco’s budget grows and grows every year. The budget passed by the mayor and the supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco for 2018-2019 is $11.1 BILLION. That’s a 9.3% increase over the previous budget. Over the last 12 months, the Bay Area CPI increased 4.3%. The estimated 2017 population, the latest available, is 884,363 This means that San Francisco will spend about $12,500 per resident this budget year. 

When asked why the budget is so high, The City officials always say it’s because we are a combined city and county, have an international airport and a seaport. 

But San Francisco isn’t the only combined city and county in the USA. Below are a few examples of other US combined cities and counties for comparison. You be the judge.

Philadelphia, PA is also a combined city and county with an international airport and a seaport. Their 2018 budget is $4.7 billion. Philly’s population in 2017 was 1,580,863. They will spend about $1000.00 per resident.

Indianapolis/Marion County, IN is another combined city and county with an international airport and a seaport. Their budget is $1.1 billion. Their 2017 population is 863,002. They will spend about $130.00 per resident this year.

Nashville/Davidson, TN is yet another combined city and county with an international airport and a river port. Their budget is $2.23 billion. Their population as of 2017 is 684,410. Their spending per resident is about $3260.

Kansas City/Wyandotte County, KS yet another combined city and county with an international airport and a river port. Their proposed 2019 budget is $359 million. Their 2017 population is 165,288. They will spend an estimated $2170 per resident.

Rob's comment:

As of 2017 San Francisco also had 40,247 employees.