MILWAUKEE CITY finances
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MILWAUKEE CITY
City or town in Wisconsin (Milwaukee County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 563,305.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $393.0 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $388.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $91.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $209.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $295.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $84.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $128.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $60.8 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.5 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.4 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.6 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $347.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $172.1 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $137.9 million |
| General NEC | $120.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $91.3 million |
| Sewerage | $70.5 million |
| Central Staff | $62.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $51.6 million |
| Libraries | $42.1 million |
| Health | $41.9 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $37.1 million |
| Protective Inspection | $24.9 million |
| Parking | $23.9 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $23.2 million |
| Financial Adm | $17.8 million |
| Judicial | $17.0 million |
| Correction Insts | $7.2 million |
| Transit Utilities | $6.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $4.8 million |
| Water Transport | $4.6 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $766,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.6 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $411.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $373.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.6 billion |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $65.6 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $669,000 |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $4.1 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $34.9 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.8 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $93.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $52.3 million |
| A87 | Water Trans & Terminal Charges | $6.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $35.1 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $91.4 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $1.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $209.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $295.4 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $84.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $7.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $17.8 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $135.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $17.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $62.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $10.2 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $41.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $116.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $33.6 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $40.2 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $766,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $23.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $336.2 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $24.9 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $70.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $51.6 million |
| E87 | Water Transport-Current Oper | $4.6 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $85.6 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $91.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $5.6 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $2.2 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $13.0 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $55.8 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $3.5 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $4.8 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $10.8 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $35.0 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $1.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $60.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $363.9 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $8.9 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $5.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $14.4 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $539,000 |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $6.1 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $197,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $26.1 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.5 million |
| U40 | Rents | $3.2 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $3.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $49.9 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.