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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Milwaukee, WI vs Long Beach, CA

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Long Beach spends 43.3% more per capita than Milwaukee ($14,833/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Milwaukee, WI
Pop. 573,299
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
City B
Long Beach, CA
Pop. 462,293
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Milwaukee
Long Beach
Total Spending
$11.1B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$34,250
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$75,389
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
573,299
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Long Beach$0
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Long Beach$698
Health
Milwaukee$1
Long Beach$477

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

MilwaukeeLong Beach
Sales Tax
$6,548
$36
Income Tax
$1
$1,760
Intergovernmental
$1,231
$1,688
Charges & Fees
$0
$2,424
Other
$3,984
$8,836

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

MilwaukeeLong Beach
Police
$3,642
$0
Fire Protection
$802
$0
Highways & Roads
$23
$0
Public Welfare
$180
$1,317
Health
$1
$477
Hospitals
$0
$2,751
Parks & Recreation
$2,206
$698
Housing
$1,071
$5,782
Sewerage
$0
$86
Utilities
$1,866
$3,889
Interest on Debt
$1,608
$2,718
Other
$8,018
$16,533
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health

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