Milwaukee, WI vs Omaha, NE
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Milwaukee spends 73.7% more per capita than Omaha ($8,237/person difference). Omaha, NE has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Omaha
Total Spending
$11.1B
$5.5B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$11,180
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$13.2B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$26,929
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
573,299
489,201
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Omaha$0
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Omaha$0
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Omaha$319
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Omaha$742
Health
Milwaukee$1
Omaha$456
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeOmaha
| Property Tax | $0 | $624 |
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $373 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $2,622 |
| Other | $3,984 | $4,672 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeOmaha
| Police | $3,642 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $319 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $1,521 |
| Health | $1 | $456 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $742 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $3,045 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $581 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| Other | $8,018 | $4,516 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
A
Omaha, NE
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health