Okegawa City finances

埼玉県桶川市の財政

City Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 74,172 Area 25.35 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥29.7B
Per resident ¥400,226
Local bonds outstanding
¥25.0B
Per resident ¥337,665
Reserve funds
¥2.9B
Per resident ¥39,470
Fiscal strength index
0.73
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.73
#315 of 1718 in Japan · #34 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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
91.5%
#862 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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
¥337,665
#437 of 1741 in Japan · #52 of 63 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥39,470
#1709 of 1741 in Japan · #55 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
41.8%
#624 of 1741 in Japan · #51 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
6.3%
#1669 of 1718 in Japan · #62 of 63 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥30.6B · per resident ¥412,188

Local taxes 34.8%Shared taxes and grants 9.2%Local allocation tax 13.8%National subsidies 18.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.8%Donations 0.2%Other 6.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥10.6B¥143,29334.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥2.8B¥37,7999.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.2B¥56,68413.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.5B¥74,30318.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.0B¥26,5126.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.3B¥44,53510.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥56M¥7600.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.1B¥28,3036.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥22M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥13.3B¥178,744¥194,51744.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.3B¥44,562¥57,05811.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.8B¥37,753¥69,0539.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.6B¥34,576¥38,6838.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.6B¥34,556¥44,1778.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.4B¥32,086¥39,9138.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.4B¥18,559¥8,6414.6%
Fire & emergency¥1.1B¥14,380¥17,6233.6%
Assembly¥216M¥2,914¥3,3390.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥81M¥1,089¥9,0050.3%
Labor¥70M¥946¥4580.2%
Disaster recovery¥5M¥61¥810.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥5.5B
Per resident ¥73,875 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥34,468 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥3.7B
Per resident ¥50,408 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥19,992 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 51.4% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.650.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

74K74K75K76K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202474,172¥29.7B¥25.0B¥2.9B0.7391.5%—
FY202374,448¥27.2B¥24.2B¥3.0B0.7492.0%—
FY202274,680¥26.3B¥24.7B¥3.0B0.7692.6%—
FY202174,822¥27.0B¥25.7B¥3.1B0.7886.9%—
FY202075,202¥32.6B¥25.8B¥2.1B0.8193.8%—
FY201975,359¥24.5B¥25.6B¥1.9B0.8296.2%—
FY201875,408¥22.5B¥25.1B¥2.4B0.8296.2%—
FY201775,234¥26.3B¥24.8B¥2.9B0.8394.2%—
FY201675,266¥23.4B¥22.6B¥4.7B0.8395.3%—
FY201575,071¥22.4B¥22.7B¥5.6B0.8393.5%—

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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)