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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

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

City A
Milwaukee, WI
Pop. 573,299
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
City B
Racine, WI
Pop. 77,453
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

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