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

Des Moines, IA vs Davenport, IA

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

Summary

Davenport spends 90.9% more per capita than Des Moines ($12,934/person difference). Davenport, IA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Des Moines, IA
Pop. 213,164
C
55/100
Budget Balance0
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Davenport, IA
Pop. 101,448
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency96
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Des Moines
Davenport
Total Spending
$277.4M
$1.4B
Spending / Capita
$1,302
$14,236
Total Revenue
$0
$2.3B
Revenue / Capita
$0
$23,144
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
213,164
101,448
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Des Moines$134
Davenport$0
Fire Protection
Des Moines$55
Davenport$275
Highways & Roads
Des Moines$3
Davenport$212
Parks & Recreation
Des Moines$0
Davenport$895
Education
Des Moines$1
Davenport$0
Health
Des Moines$8
Davenport$598

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

Des MoinesDavenport
Property Tax
$0
$4
Sales Tax
$8
$966
Income Tax
$0
$715
Intergovernmental
$0
$3,345
Other
$38
$3,330

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

Des MoinesDavenport
Police
$134
$0
Fire Protection
$55
$275
Highways & Roads
$3
$212
Education
$1
$0
Public Welfare
$388
$1,818
Health
$8
$598
Hospitals
$0
$924
Parks & Recreation
$0
$895
Housing
$164
$2,838
Utilities
$0
$566
Interest on Debt
$1
$733
Other
$547
$5,376
C
Des Moines, IA
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health
A
Davenport, IA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health

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