Milwaukee, WI vs Detroit, MI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 37.5% more per capita than Milwaukee ($11,670/person difference). Detroit, MI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 69/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
B
69/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden79
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency38
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Detroit
Total Spending
$11.1B
$19.8B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$31,087
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$28.4B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$44,533
Total Debt
$0
$493.9M
Debt / Capita
$0
$776
Population
573,299
636,787
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Detroit$0
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Detroit$2,429
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Detroit$0
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Detroit$950
Health
Milwaukee$1
Detroit$396
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeDetroit
| Property Tax | $0 | $44 |
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $200 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $1,045 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $291 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $2,228 |
| Other | $3,984 | $6,892 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeDetroit
| Police | $3,642 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $2,429 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $833 |
| Health | $1 | $396 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $2,217 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $950 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $5,791 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $451 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $2,737 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $2,068 |
| Other | $8,018 | $13,216 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health