Milwaukee, WI vs Racine, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Racine spends 19.5% more per capita than Milwaukee ($4,691/person difference). Racine, WI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 70/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
B
70/100
Budget Balance63
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency24
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Milwaukee
Racine
Total Spending
$11.1B
$1.9B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$24,108
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$1.7B
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$21,473
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
573,299
77,453
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Racine$2,604
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Racine$471
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Racine$463
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Racine$555
Health
Milwaukee$1
Racine$392
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeRacine
| Property Tax | $0 | $261 |
| Sales Tax | $6,548 | $174 |
| Income Tax | $1 | $23 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,231 | $3,150 |
| Other | $3,984 | $1,587 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
MilwaukeeRacine
| Police | $3,642 | $2,604 |
| Fire Protection | $802 | $471 |
| Highways & Roads | $23 | $463 |
| Public Welfare | $180 | $1,459 |
| Health | $1 | $392 |
| Hospitals | $0 | $1 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,206 | $555 |
| Housing | $1,071 | $4,227 |
| Utilities | $1,866 | $2,406 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,608 | $0 |
| Other | $8,018 | $11,532 |
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
B
Racine, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 70/100
Good fiscal health