Yachiyo City finances

千葉県八千代市の財政

City Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 206,692 Area 51.39 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥73.9B
Per resident ¥357,701
Local bonds outstanding
¥37.4B
Per resident ¥181,166
Reserve funds
¥8.6B
Per resident ¥41,450
Fiscal strength index
0.91
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.91
#123 of 1718 in Japan · #10 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
96.9%
#1500 of 1741 in Japan · #42 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
¥181,166
#104 of 1741 in Japan · #7 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 residentWorse than peers
¥41,450
#1706 of 1741 in Japan · #49 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
52.5%
#209 of 1741 in Japan · #14 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 ratioWorse than peers
7.4%
#1655 of 1718 in Japan · #52 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 ¥77.3B · per resident ¥374,120

Local taxes 41.4%Shared taxes and grants 10.7%Local allocation tax 4.2%National subsidies 20.7%Prefectural subsidies 7.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.6%Donations 0.2%Other 10.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥32.0B¥154,84841.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥8.3B¥40,04510.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.3B¥15,8264.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥16.0B¥77,40120.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥5.7B¥27,4457.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.5B¥17,0294.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥158M¥7630.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥8.4B¥40,76210.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥154M

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
¥35.5B¥171,844¥199,78748.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥11.7B¥56,798¥52,00015.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥6.9B¥33,271¥36,7889.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥6.3B¥30,706¥43,8138.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.2B¥25,112¥33,0337.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.5B¥21,891¥41,6926.1%
Fire & emergency¥2.4B¥11,564¥13,6943.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥545M¥2,635¥7,2010.7%
Assembly¥401M¥1,942¥1,8730.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥387M¥1,874¥4,1500.5%
Labor¥13M¥65¥5440.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥16.5B
Per resident ¥79,914 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥5.2B
Per resident ¥25,339 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥9.3B
Per resident ¥45,007 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥4.5B
Per resident ¥21,580 (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 56.4% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.750.800.850.900.952015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

195K200K205K210K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024206,692¥73.9B¥37.4B¥8.6B0.9196.9%—
FY2023205,748¥67.4B¥39.0B¥8.6B0.9196.6%—
FY2022204,717¥70.5B¥42.4B¥8.1B0.9295.0%—
FY2021203,354¥66.8B¥45.0B¥7.3B0.9492.2%—
FY2020202,176¥78.3B¥48.0B¥5.8B0.9595.6%—
FY2019199,786¥59.7B¥51.2B¥5.3B0.9597.3%—
FY2018198,858¥54.8B¥52.0B¥4.7B0.9597.1%—
FY2017197,672¥53.3B¥54.6B¥4.0B0.9495.6%—
FY2016195,933¥55.3B¥57.0B¥3.2B0.9494.9%—
FY2015195,173¥56.2B¥57.3B¥3.0B0.9393.0%—

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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)