Ichikawa City finances

千葉県市川市の財政

City Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 494,720 Area 57.44 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥185.0B
Per resident ¥373,919
Local bonds outstanding
¥52.7B
Per resident ¥106,554
Reserve funds
¥53.7B
Per resident ¥108,593
Fiscal strength index
1.10
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.10
#45 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 54 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 · #27 of 54 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 residentBetter than peers
¥106,554
#48 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 54 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 residentBetter than peers
¥108,593
#1396 of 1741 in Japan · #30 of 54 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 ratioBetter than peers
56.2%
#133 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 54 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 ratioBetter than peers
33.0%
#557 of 1718 in Japan · #12 of 54 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 ¥190.3B · per resident ¥384,674

Local taxes 48.4%Shared taxes and grants 9.8%Local allocation tax 0.1%National subsidies 22.4%Prefectural subsidies 7.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.0%Donations 0.2%Other 7.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥92.0B¥186,00448.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥18.7B¥37,7429.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥143M¥2890.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥42.7B¥86,24822.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥14.3B¥28,8477.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥7.7B¥15,5064.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥474M¥9570.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥14.4B¥29,0817.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥82M

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
¥96.5B¥195,156¥199,78752.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥22.6B¥45,608¥52,00012.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥17.9B¥36,106¥36,7889.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥17.5B¥35,277¥43,8139.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥11.7B¥23,684¥41,6926.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥7.6B¥15,406¥33,0334.1%
Fire & emergency¥6.3B¥12,649¥13,6943.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.5B¥7,085¥7,2011.9%
Assembly¥793M¥1,603¥1,8730.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥577M¥1,167¥4,1500.3%
Labor¥88M¥178¥5440.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥47.2B
Per resident ¥95,366 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥12.0B
Per resident ¥24,216 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥21.3B
Per resident ¥42,978 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥16.1B
Per resident ¥32,586 (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 58.3% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥50K¥100K¥150K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.800.901.001.102015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

475K480K485K490K495K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024494,720¥185.0B¥52.7B¥53.7B1.1092.7%—
FY2023492,895¥172.4B¥52.5B¥50.4B1.0792.5%—
FY2022491,577¥175.0B¥56.2B¥45.5B1.0791.2%—
FY2021490,843¥177.1B¥60.1B¥37.3B1.0890.5%—
FY2020491,764¥215.9B¥59.9B¥35.4B1.0990.8%—
FY2019490,192¥155.9B¥55.5B¥34.6B1.0891.6%—
FY2018487,536¥138.6B¥55.7B¥31.7B1.0789.7%—
FY2017484,605¥147.2B¥59.9B¥28.6B1.0591.1%—
FY2016480,744¥135.6B¥58.0B¥27.1B1.0391.8%—
FY2015476,560¥133.9B¥60.1B¥23.7B1.0190.4%—

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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)