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
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
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