Milwaukee, WI vs Columbus, OH
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Milwaukee spends 3.0% more per capita than Columbus ($559/person difference). Milwaukee, WI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
C
52/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden46
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency94
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Columbus
Total Spending
$11.1B
$17.0B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$18,858
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$0
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,145
Population
573,299
902,449
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Columbus$0
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Columbus$1,016
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Columbus$224
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Columbus$2,168
Health
Milwaukee$1
Columbus$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeColumbus
| Property Tax | $0 | $10 |
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $234 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $2,389 |
| Other | $3,984 | $5,248 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeColumbus
| Police | $3,642 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $1,016 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $224 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $878 |
| Health | $1 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $953 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $2,168 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $4,303 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $1 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $1,719 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| Other | $8,018 | $7,595 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Columbus, OH
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health