Nakagawa Town finances

栃木県那珂川町の財政

Town Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Population 14,124 Area 192.78 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥10.0B
Per resident ¥711,079
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.3B
Per resident ¥516,479
Reserve funds
¥8.4B
Per resident ¥592,967
Fiscal strength index
0.37
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.37
#1002 of 1718 in Japan · #24 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
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
91.9%
#920 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 25 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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
¥516,479
#833 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 25 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥592,967
#399 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
36.4%
#923 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
53.3%
#229 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥11.0B · per resident ¥775,595

Local taxes 17.8%Shared taxes and grants 6.5%Local allocation tax 35.5%National subsidies 10.4%Prefectural subsidies 5.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.7%Donations 0.4%Other 18.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.9B¥137,80417.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥712M¥50,4356.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.9B¥275,06835.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥80,43010.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥613M¥43,3725.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥619M¥43,8275.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥39M¥2,7440.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.0B¥141,91618.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥31M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.6B¥183,736¥132,74425.8%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.5B¥178,762¥196,56225.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.2B¥84,227¥74,09011.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.1B¥76,764¥57,44210.8%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥728M¥51,564¥56,4937.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥558M¥39,537¥64,1745.6%
Fire & emergency¥470M¥33,250¥27,8484.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥457M¥32,341¥30,7254.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥305M¥21,615¥16,8593.0%
Assembly¥92M¥6,538¥6,6360.9%
Labor¥26M¥1,875¥930.3%
Disaster recovery¥12M¥870¥5310.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥762M
Per resident ¥53,934 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥446M
Per resident ¥31,583 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥93,235 (median ¥75,979)
Public assistance
¥0
Per resident ¥0 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 37.7% 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¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.360.380.400.422015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

84%86%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

14K15K16K17K18K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202414,124¥10.0B¥7.3B¥8.4B0.3791.9%—
FY202314,560¥10.2B¥7.7B¥8.3B0.3889.1%—
FY202214,865¥8.7B¥7.9B¥8.4B0.3886.6%—
FY202115,286¥9.9B¥8.5B¥8.0B0.4085.4%—
FY202015,698¥10.2B¥8.3B¥7.4B0.4285.5%—
FY201916,020¥8.2B¥8.7B¥7.2B0.4287.8%—
FY201816,439¥8.8B¥9.1B¥7.3B0.4187.0%—
FY201716,817¥9.0B¥9.1B¥7.3B0.4086.3%—
FY201617,195¥10.7B¥9.3B¥7.3B0.3985.8%—
FY201517,605¥9.5B¥8.5B¥7.8B0.4085.0%—

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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)