Detroit, MI vs San Antonio, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 83.5% more per capita than San Antonio ($14,145/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
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Detroit
San Antonio
Total Spending
$19.8B
$24.5B
Spending / Capita
$31,087
$16,943
Total Revenue
$28.4B
$124.1B
Revenue / Capita
$44,533
$85,853
Total Debt
$493.9M
$3.1B
Debt / Capita
$776
$2,131
Population
636,787
1,445,662
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Detroit$2,429
San Antonio$396
Highways & Roads
Detroit$0
San Antonio$158
Parks & Recreation
Detroit$950
San Antonio$1,045
Education
Detroit$0
San Antonio$23
Health
Detroit$396
San Antonio$293
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitSan Antonio
| Property Tax | $44 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $200 | $293 |
| Income Tax | $1,045 | $1,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $291 | $14,312 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,228 | $4,025 |
| Other | $6,892 | $3,184 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitSan Antonio
| Fire Protection | $2,429 | $396 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $158 |
| Education | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $833 | $1,188 |
| Health | $396 | $293 |
| Hospitals | $2,217 | $993 |
| Parks & Recreation | $950 | $1,045 |
| Housing | $5,791 | $3,570 |
| Sewerage | $451 | $100 |
| Utilities | $2,737 | $3,826 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $0 |
| Other | $13,216 | $5,352 |
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health