Hachinohe City finances

青森県八戸市の財政

City Aomori Prefecture, Japan Population 215,080 Area 305.56 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥107.6B
Per resident ¥500,468
Local bonds outstanding
¥117.9B
Per resident ¥548,288
Reserve funds
¥14.6B
Per resident ¥67,649
Fiscal strength index
0.63
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Aomori Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.63
#466 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.81
0.51.0
What this means

How much of the standard cost of public services a municipality can cover with its own tax revenue. Above 1.0, it receives no ordinary local allocation tax from the national government.

Current balance ratio
92.7%
#1012 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 40 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
708090100
What this means

Recurring costs that must be paid every year (personnel, social assistance, debt service) as a share of recurring general revenue. The higher it is, the less room for new spending; above 90% is considered rigid.

Local bonds outstanding per residentWorse than peers
¥548,288
#893 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 40 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥321,738
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per resident
¥67,649
#1610 of 1741 in Japan · #38 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥70,642
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
37.8%
#839 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 47.6%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
5.5%
#1684 of 1718 in Japan · #39 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 12.5%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥111.1B · per resident ¥516,505

Local taxes 27.0%Shared taxes and grants 8.6%Local allocation tax 18.7%National subsidies 21.2%Prefectural subsidies 7.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.4%Donations 0.2%Other 10.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥30.0B¥139,26527.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥9.6B¥44,4638.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥20.7B¥96,34718.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥23.5B¥109,26221.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥8.2B¥38,1127.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥7.1B¥33,0716.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥200M¥9290.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥11.8B¥55,05710.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥174M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 200,000+ people (91)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥43.9B¥204,290¥199,78740.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥14.4B¥67,137¥52,00013.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥11.4B¥52,925¥41,69210.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥10.4B¥48,441¥36,7889.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥9.8B¥45,406¥33,0339.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.2B¥33,498¥43,8136.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥4.2B¥19,434¥7,2013.9%
Fire & emergency¥3.4B¥15,893¥13,6943.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.6B¥7,367¥4,1501.5%
その他¥588M¥2,733¥00.5%
Assembly¥504M¥2,346¥1,8730.5%
Labor¥214M¥997¥5440.2%
Disaster recovery¥649,000¥3¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥15.5B
Per resident ¥71,846 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥7.9B
Per resident ¥36,720 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥13.9B
Per resident ¥64,569 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥6.7B
Per resident ¥31,154 (median ¥29,092)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 50.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

210K220K230K240K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024215,080¥107.6B¥117.9B¥14.6B0.6392.7%—
FY2023218,182¥108.8B¥120.2B¥16.6B0.6491.5%—
FY2022221,229¥106.8B¥122.2B¥16.9B0.6591.4%—
FY2021223,434¥114.3B¥124.8B¥16.8B0.6686.4%—
FY2020225,845¥134.9B¥123.8B¥13.3B0.6791.9%—
FY2019227,812¥106.8B¥118.1B¥13.7B0.6792.1%—
FY2018230,042¥103.3B¥114.3B¥13.9B0.6791.9%—
FY2017232,361¥101.3B¥109.6B¥14.8B0.6791.9%—
FY2016234,189¥105.5B¥106.2B¥14.0B0.6690.6%—
FY2015235,878¥100.0B¥98.4B¥15.0B0.6587.7%—

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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Settlement of accounts by municipality" (ordinary accounts), processed by Zaisei Zukan. Per-resident amounts use that year's basic resident register population. Fiscal years run from April to March (FY2024 = April 2024 to March 2025). 日本語のページ(AIの要約・首長と選挙)