Chicago, IL vs Milwaukee, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Chicago spends 77.9% more per capita than Milwaukee ($15,134/person difference). Milwaukee, WI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
61/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden61
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency22
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Chicago
Milwaukee
Total Spending
$94.0B
$11.1B
Spending / Capita
$34,551
$19,417
Total Revenue
$231.6B
$6.3B
Revenue / Capita
$85,083
$11,027
Total Debt
$2.7B
$0
Debt / Capita
$977
$0
Population
2,721,914
573,299
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Chicago$0
Milwaukee$3,642
Fire Protection
Chicago$10,754
Milwaukee$802
Highways & Roads
Chicago$930
Milwaukee$23
Parks & Recreation
Chicago$122
Milwaukee$2,206
Health
Chicago$426
Milwaukee$1
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoMilwaukee
| Property Tax | $26 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $74 | $6,548 |
| Income Tax | $229 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $85,083 | $1,231 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,847 | $0 |
| Other | $3,463 | $3,984 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
ChicagoMilwaukee
| Police | $0 | $3,642 |
| Fire Protection | $10,754 | $802 |
| Highways & Roads | $930 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $1,858 | $180 |
| Health | $426 | $1 |
| Hospitals | $1,444 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $122 | $2,206 |
| Housing | $6,520 | $1,071 |
| Sewerage | $129 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,983 | $1,866 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,608 |
| Other | $9,385 | $8,018 |
C
Chicago, IL
Fiscal Health Score: 61/100
Average fiscal health
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health