Milwaukee, WI vs Kansas City, MO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Kansas City spends 14.9% more per capita than Milwaukee ($3,403/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 Balance1
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency76
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Total Spending
$11.1B
$11.5B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$22,820
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$675.4M
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$1,335
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
573,299
505,958
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Kansas City$0
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Kansas City$119
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Kansas City$0
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Kansas City$1,309
Health
Milwaukee$1
Kansas City$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeKansas City
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $623 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $7 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,794 |
| Other | $3,984 | $11,150 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeKansas City
| Police | $3,642 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $119 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $3,018 |
| Health | $1 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $1,849 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $1,309 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $4,681 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $3,123 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| Other | $8,018 | $8,721 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Kansas City, MO
Fiscal Health Score: 52/100
Average fiscal health