Detroit, MI vs Miami, FL
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 10.3% more per capita than Miami ($2,892/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
53/100
Budget Balance22
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency51
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Detroit
Miami
Total Spending
$19.8B
$12.5B
Spending / Capita
$31,087
$28,195
Total Revenue
$28.4B
$6.7B
Revenue / Capita
$44,533
$15,037
Total Debt
$493.9M
$0
Debt / Capita
$776
$0
Population
636,787
443,665
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Detroit$2,429
Miami$7,399
Parks & Recreation
Detroit$950
Miami$1,783
Health
Detroit$396
Miami$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitMiami
| Property Tax | $44 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $200 | $1,647 |
| Income Tax | $1,045 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $291 | $15,037 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,228 | $0 |
| Other | $6,892 | $1,399 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitMiami
| Fire Protection | $2,429 | $7,399 |
| Public Welfare | $833 | $109 |
| Health | $396 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,217 | $1,499 |
| Parks & Recreation | $950 | $1,783 |
| Housing | $5,791 | $6,840 |
| Sewerage | $451 | $699 |
| Utilities | $2,737 | $1,295 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $0 |
| Other | $13,216 | $8,572 |
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health
C
Miami, FL
Fiscal Health Score: 53/100
Average fiscal health