Kansas City, MO vs Milwaukee, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Kansas City spends 17.5% more per capita than Milwaukee ($3,403/person difference). Milwaukee, WI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
52/100
Budget Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Total Spending
$11.5B
$11.1B
Spending / Capita
$22,820
$19,417
Total Revenue
$675.4M
$6.3B
Revenue / Capita
$1,335
$11,027
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
505,958
573,299
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Kansas City$0
Milwaukee$3,642
Fire Protection
Kansas City$119
Milwaukee$802
Highways & Roads
Kansas City$0
Milwaukee$23
Parks & Recreation
Kansas City$1,309
Milwaukee$2,206
Health
Kansas City$0
Milwaukee$1
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityMilwaukee
| Sales Tax | $623 | $6,548 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $7 | $1,231 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,794 | $0 |
| Other | $11,150 | $3,984 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Kansas CityMilwaukee
| Police | $0 | $3,642 |
| Fire Protection | $119 | $802 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $3,018 | $180 |
| Health | $0 | $1 |
| Hospitals | $1,849 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,309 | $2,206 |
| Housing | $4,681 | $1,071 |
| Utilities | $3,123 | $1,866 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,608 |
| Other | $8,721 | $8,018 |
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health