Raleigh, NC vs Milwaukee, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Milwaukee spends 28.4% more per capita than Raleigh ($5,506/person difference). Raleigh, NC has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 76/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
76/100
Budget Balance82
Debt Burden68
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity67
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Raleigh
Milwaukee
Total Spending
$6.5B
$11.1B
Spending / Capita
$13,911
$19,417
Total Revenue
$13.9B
$6.3B
Revenue / Capita
$29,940
$11,027
Total Debt
$421.6M
$0
Debt / Capita
$906
$0
Population
465,517
573,299
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Raleigh$0
Milwaukee$3,642
Fire Protection
Raleigh$277
Milwaukee$802
Highways & Roads
Raleigh$448
Milwaukee$23
Parks & Recreation
Raleigh$1,391
Milwaukee$2,206
Education
Raleigh$6
Milwaukee$0
Health
Raleigh$0
Milwaukee$1
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighMilwaukee
| Sales Tax | $858 | $6,548 |
| Income Tax | $806 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,128 | $1,231 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,681 | $0 |
| Other | $4,740 | $3,984 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
RaleighMilwaukee
| Police | $0 | $3,642 |
| Fire Protection | $277 | $802 |
| Highways & Roads | $448 | $23 |
| Education | $6 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $498 | $180 |
| Health | $0 | $1 |
| Hospitals | $669 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,391 | $2,206 |
| Housing | $2,712 | $1,071 |
| Sewerage | $281 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,469 | $1,866 |
| Interest on Debt | $1,513 | $1,608 |
| Other | $3,646 | $8,018 |
B
Raleigh, NC
Fiscal Health Score: 76/100
Good fiscal health
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health