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

Milwaukee, WI vs Tulsa, OK

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Milwaukee spends 269.8% more per capita than Tulsa ($14,167/person difference). Milwaukee, WI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).

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
Tulsa, OK
Pop. 411,938
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Milwaukee
Tulsa
Total Spending
$11.1B
$2.2B
Spending / Capita
$19,417
$5,250
Total Revenue
$6.3B
$0
Revenue / Capita
$11,027
$0
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
573,299
411,938
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Milwaukee$3,642
Tulsa$628
Fire Protection
Milwaukee$802
Tulsa$196
Highways & Roads
Milwaukee$23
Tulsa$257
Parks & Recreation
Milwaukee$2,206
Tulsa$154
Health
Milwaukee$1
Tulsa$762

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

MilwaukeeTulsa
Sales Tax
$6,548
$97
Income Tax
$1
$0
Intergovernmental
$1,231
$0
Other
$3,984
$53

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

MilwaukeeTulsa
Police
$3,642
$628
Fire Protection
$802
$196
Highways & Roads
$23
$257
Public Welfare
$180
$86
Health
$1
$762
Parks & Recreation
$2,206
$154
Housing
$1,071
$350
Sewerage
$0
$27
Utilities
$1,866
$41
Interest on Debt
$1,608
$0
Other
$8,018
$2,748
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health

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