Detroit, MI vs Kansas City, MO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 36.2% more per capita than Kansas City ($8,268/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
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Detroit
Kansas City
Total Spending
$19.8B
$11.5B
Spending / Capita
$31,087
$22,820
Total Revenue
$28.4B
$675.4M
Revenue / Capita
$44,533
$1,335
Total Debt
$493.9M
$0
Debt / Capita
$776
$0
Population
636,787
505,958
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Detroit$2,429
Kansas City$119
Parks & Recreation
Detroit$950
Kansas City$1,309
Health
Detroit$396
Kansas City$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitKansas City
| Property Tax | $44 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $200 | $623 |
| Income Tax | $1,045 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $291 | $7 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,228 | $3,794 |
| Other | $6,892 | $11,150 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitKansas City
| Fire Protection | $2,429 | $119 |
| Public Welfare | $833 | $3,018 |
| Health | $396 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,217 | $1,849 |
| Parks & Recreation | $950 | $1,309 |
| Housing | $5,791 | $4,681 |
| Sewerage | $451 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,737 | $3,123 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $0 |
| Other | $13,216 | $8,721 |
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health