Milwaukee, WI vs Dallas, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Dallas spends 44.3% more per capita than Milwaukee ($15,432/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
57/100
Budget Balance16
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency21
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Dallas
Total Spending
$11.1B
$45.3B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$34,849
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$7.1B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$5,474
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
573,299
1,300,642
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Dallas$1,519
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Dallas$305
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Dallas$201
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Dallas$0
Education
Milwaukee$0
Dallas$62
Health
Milwaukee$1
Dallas$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeDallas
| Property Tax | $0 | $9 |
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $25 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $1,223 |
| Other | $3,984 | $584 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeDallas
| Police | $3,642 | $1,519 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $305 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $201 |
| Education | $0 | $62 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $215 |
| Health | $1 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $385 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $0 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $444 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $833 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| General Admin | $0 | $25,827 |
| Other | $8,018 | $5,059 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Dallas, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 57/100
Average fiscal health