Long Beach, CA vs Milwaukee, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 76.4% more per capita than Milwaukee ($14,833/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Long Beach
Milwaukee
Total Spending
$15.8B
$11.1B
Spending / Capita
$34,250
$19,417
Total Revenue
$34.9B
$6.3B
Revenue / Capita
$75,389
$11,027
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
462,293
573,299
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Long Beach$0
Milwaukee$3,642
Fire Protection
Long Beach$0
Milwaukee$802
Highways & Roads
Long Beach$0
Milwaukee$23
Parks & Recreation
Long Beach$698
Milwaukee$2,206
Health
Long Beach$477
Milwaukee$1
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachMilwaukee
| Sales Tax | $36 | $6,548 |
| Income Tax | $1,760 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,688 | $1,231 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,424 | $0 |
| Other | $8,836 | $3,984 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Long BeachMilwaukee
| Police | $0 | $3,642 |
| Fire Protection | $0 | $802 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $1,317 | $180 |
| Health | $477 | $1 |
| Hospitals | $2,751 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $698 | $2,206 |
| Housing | $5,782 | $1,071 |
| Sewerage | $86 | $0 |
| Utilities | $3,889 | $1,866 |
| Interest on Debt | $2,718 | $1,608 |
| Other | $16,533 | $8,018 |
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health