Milwaukee, WI vs Portland, OR
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Portland spends 18.0% more per capita than Milwaukee ($4,258/person difference). Portland, OR has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 63/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
C
63/100
Budget Balance83
Debt Burden7
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency72
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Portland
Total Spending
$11.1B
$15.3B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$23,675
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$31.0B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$47,970
Total Debt
$0
$1.0B
Debt / Capita
$0
$1,574
Population
573,299
646,101
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Portland$0
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Portland$1,700
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Portland$139
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Portland$2,477
Health
Milwaukee$1
Portland$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeePortland
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $1,695 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $130 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $8,979 |
| Charges & Fees | $0 | $3,883 |
| Other | $3,984 | $7,916 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeePortland
| Police | $3,642 | $0 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $1,700 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $139 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $3,607 |
| Health | $1 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $2,893 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $2,477 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $3,694 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $630 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $1,845 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| Other | $8,018 | $6,689 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Portland, OR
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health