Detroit, MI vs Omaha, NE
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 178.1% more per capita than Omaha ($19,907/person difference). Omaha, NE has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
69/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden79
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency38
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Detroit
Omaha
Total Spending
$19.8B
$5.5B
Spending / Capita
$31,087
$11,180
Total Revenue
$28.4B
$13.2B
Revenue / Capita
$44,533
$26,929
Total Debt
$493.9M
$0
Debt / Capita
$776
$0
Population
636,787
489,201
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Detroit$2,429
Omaha$0
Highways & Roads
Detroit$0
Omaha$319
Parks & Recreation
Detroit$950
Omaha$742
Health
Detroit$396
Omaha$456
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitOmaha
| Property Tax | $44 | $624 |
| Sales Tax | $200 | $373 |
| Income Tax | $1,045 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $291 | $2,622 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,228 | $0 |
| Other | $6,892 | $4,672 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitOmaha
| Fire Protection | $2,429 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $319 |
| Public Welfare | $833 | $1,521 |
| Health | $396 | $456 |
| Hospitals | $2,217 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $950 | $742 |
| Housing | $5,791 | $3,045 |
| Sewerage | $451 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,737 | $581 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $0 |
| Other | $13,216 | $4,516 |
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health
A
Omaha, NE
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health