Oakland, CA vs Milwaukee, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Oakland spends 54.8% more per capita than Milwaukee ($10,637/person difference). Oakland, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
72/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency43
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Oakland
Milwaukee
Total Spending
$13.2B
$11.1B
Spending / Capita
$30,055
$19,417
Total Revenue
$18.5B
$6.3B
Revenue / Capita
$42,277
$11,027
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
437,825
573,299
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Oakland$0
Milwaukee$3,642
Fire Protection
Oakland$1
Milwaukee$802
Highways & Roads
Oakland$0
Milwaukee$23
Parks & Recreation
Oakland$955
Milwaukee$2,206
Health
Oakland$1,016
Milwaukee$1
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandMilwaukee
| Sales Tax | $522 | $6,548 |
| Income Tax | $0 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $42,277 | $1,231 |
| Other | $4,337 | $3,984 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
OaklandMilwaukee
| Police | $0 | $3,642 |
| Fire Protection | $1 | $802 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $2,426 | $180 |
| Health | $1,016 | $1 |
| Hospitals | $2,498 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $955 | $2,206 |
| Housing | $7,811 | $1,071 |
| Sewerage | $1,417 | $0 |
| Utilities | $0 | $1,866 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,608 |
| Other | $13,929 | $8,018 |
B
Oakland, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health