San Jose, CA vs Milwaukee, WI
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Milwaukee spends 7.6% more per capita than San Jose ($1,483/person difference). San Jose, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (A, 90/100).
Fiscal Health Score
A
90/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency98
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance32
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency91
Revenue Diversity1
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
San Jose
Milwaukee
Total Spending
$18.0B
$11.1B
Spending / Capita
$17,934
$19,417
Total Revenue
$38.1B
$6.3B
Revenue / Capita
$38,091
$11,027
Total Debt
$0
$0
Debt / Capita
$0
$0
Population
1,001,176
573,299
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
San Jose$0
Milwaukee$3,642
Fire Protection
San Jose$0
Milwaukee$802
Highways & Roads
San Jose$0
Milwaukee$23
Parks & Recreation
San Jose$1,424
Milwaukee$2,206
Health
San Jose$609
Milwaukee$1
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
San JoseMilwaukee
| Property Tax | $40 | $0 |
| Sales Tax | $315 | $6,548 |
| Income Tax | $1,935 | $1 |
| Intergovernmental | $2,680 | $1,231 |
| Charges & Fees | $608 | $0 |
| Other | $3,519 | $3,984 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
San JoseMilwaukee
| Police | $0 | $3,642 |
| Fire Protection | $0 | $802 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $23 |
| Public Welfare | $810 | $180 |
| Health | $609 | $1 |
| Hospitals | $1,254 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $1,424 | $2,206 |
| Housing | $4,897 | $1,071 |
| Sewerage | $161 | $0 |
| Utilities | $2,533 | $1,866 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $1,608 |
| Other | $6,247 | $8,018 |
A
San Jose, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 90/100
Excellent fiscal health
C
Milwaukee, WI
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health