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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

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

City A
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
City B
Milwaukee, WI
Pop. 573,299
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

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