San Antonio, TX vs Detroit, MI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Detroit spends 45.5% more per capita than San Antonio ($14,145/person difference). Detroit, MI has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 69/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
68/100
Budget Balance93
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
69/100
Budget Balance70
Debt Burden79
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency38
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Antonio
Detroit
Total Spending
$24.5B
$19.8B
Spending / Capita
$16,943
$31,087
Total Revenue
$124.1B
$28.4B
Revenue / Capita
$85,853
$44,533
Total Debt
$3.1B
$493.9M
Debt / Capita
$2,131
$776
Population
1,445,662
636,787
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
San Antonio$396
Detroit$2,429
Highways & Roads
San Antonio$158
Detroit$0
Parks & Recreation
San Antonio$1,045
Detroit$950
Education
San Antonio$23
Detroit$0
Health
San Antonio$293
Detroit$396
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioDetroit
| Property Tax | $9 | $44 |
| Sales Tax | $293 | $200 |
| Income Tax | $1,000 | $1,045 |
| Intergovernmental | $14,312 | $291 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,025 | $2,228 |
| Other | $3,184 | $6,892 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San AntonioDetroit
| Fire Protection | $396 | $2,429 |
| Highways & Roads | $158 | $0 |
| Education | $23 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $1,188 | $833 |
| Health | $293 | $396 |
| Hospitals | $993 | $2,217 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,045 | $950 |
| Housing | $3,570 | $5,791 |
| Sewerage | $100 | $451 |
| Utilities | $3,826 | $2,737 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,068 |
| Other | $5,352 | $13,216 |
B
San Antonio, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 68/100
Good fiscal health
B
Detroit, MI
Fiscal Health Score: 69/100
Good fiscal health