Milwaukee, WI vs Fort Worth, TX
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Milwaukee spends 21.8% more per capita than Fort Worth ($3,478/person difference). Fort Worth, TX has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Fort Worth
Total Spending
$11.1B
$14.7B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$15,939
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$24.7B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$26,694
Total Debt
$0
$1.8B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,921
Population
573,299
924,663
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Fort Worth$0
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Fort Worth$156
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Fort Worth$317
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Fort Worth$708
Health
Milwaukee$1
Fort Worth$235
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeFort Worth
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $198 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $851 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $4,002 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,594 |
| Other | $3,984 | $3,439 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeFort Worth
| Police | $3,642 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $156 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $317 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $869 |
| Health | $1 | $235 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $1,680 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $708 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $4,217 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $267 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $2,674 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| Other | $8,018 | $4,817 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health