Detroit, MI vs Tucson, AZ
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 97.3% more per capita than Tucson ($15,328/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
55/100
Budget Balance71
Debt Burden10
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Detroit
Tucson
Total Spending
$19.8B
$8.5B
Spending / Capita
$31,087
$15,759
Total Revenue
$28.4B
$12.6B
Revenue / Capita
$44,533
$23,276
Total Debt
$493.9M
$833.1M
Debt / Capita
$776
$1,540
Population
636,787
541,033
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Detroit$2,429
Tucson$330
Parks & Recreation
Detroit$950
Tucson$1,229
Health
Detroit$396
Tucson$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitTucson
| Property Tax | $44 | $5 |
| Sales Tax | $200 | $309 |
| Income Tax | $1,045 | $1,107 |
| Intergovernmental | $291 | $23,276 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,228 | $4,534 |
| Other | $6,892 | $952 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
DetroitTucson
| Fire Protection | $2,429 | $330 |
| Public Welfare | $833 | $1,181 |
| Health | $396 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $2,217 | $1,314 |
| Parks & Recreation | $950 | $1,229 |
| Housing | $5,791 | $3,091 |
| Sewerage | $451 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,737 | $3,555 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,068 | $1,735 |
| Other | $13,216 | $3,322 |
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health
C
Tucson, AZ
Fiscal Health Score: 55/100
Average fiscal health