MILWAUKEE CITY finances
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MILWAUKEE CITY
City or town in Wisconsin (Milwaukee County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 589,067.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $388.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $331.3 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $62.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $151.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $295.9 million | C |
| From local governments | $86.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $142.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $59.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.4 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.5 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $310.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $158.4 million |
| Central Staff | $157.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $133.0 million |
| General NEC | $118.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $82.0 million |
| Sewerage | $68.5 million |
| Health | $48.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $43.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $36.0 million |
| Libraries | $31.3 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $27.4 million |
| Parking | $24.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $19.6 million |
| Judicial | $16.6 million |
| Water Transport | $9.6 million |
| Correction Insts | $9.6 million |
| Transit Utilities | $4.6 million |
| Parks & Rec | $3.8 million |
| Financial Adm | $97,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.5 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $494.9 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $498.6 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.5 billion |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $32.8 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $6.9 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $3.3 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $28.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $3.4 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $89.5 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $51.3 million |
| A87 | Water Trans & Terminal Charges | $6.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $27.5 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $81.0 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $1.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $151.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $295.9 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $86.1 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $9.6 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $97,000 |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $129.6 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $16.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $157.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $13.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $48.8 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $110.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $19.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $28.9 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $24.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $304.0 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $19.6 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $68.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $43.9 million |
| E87 | Water Transport-Current Oper | $9.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $70.4 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $82.0 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $4.5 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $3.5 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $22.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $47.5 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $8.0 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $2.4 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $3.8 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $6.7 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $48.3 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $184,000 |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $59.7 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $362.2 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $8.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $4.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $13.0 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $3.0 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $470,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $39,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.9 million |
| U40 | Rents | $2.9 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.2 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $50.7 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 552079136562.