Austin, TX vs Minneapolis, MN
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Minneapolis spends 0.6% more per capita than Austin ($138/person difference). Austin, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 75/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
75/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden38
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
65/100
Budget Balance17
Debt Burden91
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency80
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Austin
Minneapolis
Total Spending
$20.9B
$9.4B
Spending / Capita
$21,772
$21,910
Total Revenue
$74.4B
$8.2B
Revenue / Capita
$77,600
$19,159
Total Debt
$1.2B
$274.8M
Debt / Capita
$1,229
$644
Population
958,202
426,877
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Austin$634
Minneapolis$683
Highways & Roads
Austin$0
Minneapolis$221
Parks & Recreation
Austin$1,801
Minneapolis$3,486
Education
Austin$51
Minneapolis$0
Health
Austin$517
Minneapolis$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinMinneapolis
| Sales Tax | $526 | $1,989 |
| Income Tax | $1,465 | $994 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,031 | $2,929 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,247 | $2,040 |
| Other | $5,645 | $3,254 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
AustinMinneapolis
| Fire Protection | $634 | $683 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $221 |
| Education | $51 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,837 | $1,500 |
| Health | $517 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $664 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,801 | $3,486 |
| Housing | $3,741 | $4,133 |
| Sewerage | $865 | $570 |
| Utilities | $3,264 | $2,398 |
| Other | $8,399 | $8,919 |
B
Austin, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 75/100
Good fiscal health
B
Minneapolis, MN
Fiscal Health Score: 65/100
Good fiscal health