Kansas City, MO vs Detroit, MI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 26.6% more per capita than Kansas City ($8,268/person difference). Detroit, MI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 69/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
B
69/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden79
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency38
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Kansas City
Detroit
Total Spending
$11.5B
$19.8B
Spending / Capita
$22,820
$31,087
Total Revenue
$675.4M
$28.4B
Revenue / Capita
$1,335
$44,533
Total Debt
$0
$493.9M
Debt / Capita
$0
$776
Population
505,958
636,787
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Kansas City$119
Detroit$2,429
Parks & Recreation
Kansas City$1,309
Detroit$950
Health
Kansas City$0
Detroit$396
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityDetroit
| Property Tax | $0 | $44 |
| Sales Tax | $623 | $200 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1,045 |
| Intergovernmental | $7 | $291 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,794 | $2,228 |
| Other | $11,150 | $6,892 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityDetroit
| Fire Protection | $119 | $2,429 |
| Public Welfare | $3,018 | $833 |
| Health | $0 | $396 |
| Hospitals | $1,849 | $2,217 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,309 | $950 |
| Housing | $4,681 | $5,791 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $451 |
| Utilities | $3,123 | $2,737 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,068 |
| Other | $8,721 | $13,216 |
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health