Hirakawa City finances

青森県平川市の財政

City Aomori Prefecture, Japan Population 29,353 Area 346.01 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥23.1B
Per resident ¥786,193
Local bonds outstanding
¥17.4B
Per resident ¥592,465
Reserve funds
¥11.7B
Per resident ¥399,057
Fiscal strength index
0.30
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.30
#1181 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.36
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
94.0%
#1197 of 1741 in Japan · #32 of 40 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.7%
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 residentBetter than peers
¥592,465
#986 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 40 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥704,569
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥399,057
#581 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥300,303
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
25.2%
#1496 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 33.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
24.1%
#887 of 1718 in Japan · #24 of 40 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 24.0%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥23.6B · per resident ¥803,875

Local taxes 11.4%Shared taxes and grants 5.4%Local allocation tax 35.2%National subsidies 17.3%Prefectural subsidies 6.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.4%Donations 1.6%Other 12.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.7B¥92,03611.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.3B¥43,3185.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8.3B¥283,02935.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥4.1B¥139,38117.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.5B¥52,1346.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.5B¥83,70110.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥385M¥13,1051.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.9B¥97,17012.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥376M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities under 30,000 people (128)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥6.8B¥230,657¥237,42029.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥4.5B¥154,568¥81,90619.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.3B¥111,408¥73,02314.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.4B¥83,082¥155,07810.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.0B¥66,786¥68,4408.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.3B¥44,502¥73,4675.7%
Fire & emergency¥1.0B¥34,892¥33,1214.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥862M¥29,374¥34,5913.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥672M¥22,888¥23,3012.9%
Assembly¥162M¥5,504¥6,3190.7%
Disaster recovery¥74M¥2,531¥3,0780.3%
Labor¥15,000¥1¥6890.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥86,960 (median ¥72,929)
Elderly
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥43,098 (median ¥56,121)
Social welfare
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥76,610 (median ¥80,674)
Public assistance
¥704M
Per resident ¥23,989 (median ¥18,406)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 50.4% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.300.350.400.450.502015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

86%88%90%92%94%96%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

29K30K31K32K33K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202429,353¥23.1B¥17.4B¥11.7B0.3094.0%—
FY202329,713¥21.4B¥19.4B¥13.1B0.3093.5%—
FY202230,126¥23.4B¥19.4B¥12.6B0.3092.9%—
FY202130,505¥20.6B¥15.9B¥12.4B0.2992.1%—
FY202030,708¥21.4B¥15.8B¥11.3B0.2993.8%—
FY201931,112¥20.9B¥16.0B¥10.3B0.2991.6%—
FY201831,458¥19.4B¥12.8B¥10.0B0.2894.9%—
FY201731,708¥18.9B¥11.8B¥9.9B0.2891.6%—
FY201632,013¥18.7B¥11.0B¥9.1B0.2889.7%—
FY201532,440¥18.3B¥11.3B¥8.7B0.2787.9%—

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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)