Detroit, MI vs Fort Worth, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 95.0% more per capita than Fort Worth ($15,148/person difference). Detroit, MI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 69/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
69/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden79
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency38
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Detroit
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$19.8B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$31,087
$15,939
Total Revenue
$28.4B
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$44,533
$26,694
Total Debt
$493.9M
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$776
$1,921
Population
636,787
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Detroit$2,429
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
Detroit$0
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
Detroit$950
Fort Worth$708
Health
Detroit$396
Fort Worth$235
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitFort Worth
| Property Tax | $44 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $200 | $198 |
| Income Tax | $1,045 | $851 |
| Intergovernmental | $291 | $4,002 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,228 | $3,594 |
| Other | $6,892 | $3,439 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitFort Worth
| Fire Protection | $2,429 | $156 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $317 |
| Public Welfare | $833 | $869 |
| Health | $396 | $235 |
| Hospitals | $2,217 | $1,680 |
| Parks & Recreation | $950 | $708 |
| Housing | $5,791 | $4,217 |
| Sewerage | $451 | $267 |
| Utilities | $2,737 | $2,674 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $0 |
| Other | $13,216 | $4,817 |
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health