Milwaukee, WI vs Oakland, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 35.4% more per capita than Milwaukee ($10,637/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Oakland
Total Spending
$11.1B
$13.2B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$30,055
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$18.5B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$42,277
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
573,299
437,825
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Oakland$0
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Oakland$1
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Oakland$0
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Oakland$955
Health
Milwaukee$1
Oakland$1,016
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeOakland
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $522 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $42,277 |
| Other | $3,984 | $4,337 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeOakland
| Police | $3,642 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $1 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $2,426 |
| Health | $1 | $1,016 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $2,498 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $955 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $7,811 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $1,417 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $0 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| Other | $8,018 | $13,929 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health