Kamagaya City finances

千葉県鎌ケ谷市の財政

City Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 109,757 Area 21.08 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥43.7B
Per resident ¥397,971
Local bonds outstanding
¥34.3B
Per resident ¥312,460
Reserve funds
¥2.8B
Per resident ¥25,826
Fiscal strength index
0.72
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.72
#334 of 1718 in Japan · #25 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.74
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
98.2%
#1598 of 1741 in Japan · #48 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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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 resident
¥312,460
#382 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥314,264
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥25,826
#1731 of 1741 in Japan · #53 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥104,054
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
48.8%
#331 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 46.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
6.8%
#1663 of 1718 in Japan · #53 of 54 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 15.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥45.6B · per resident ¥415,524

Local taxes 31.4%Shared taxes and grants 9.2%Local allocation tax 12.0%National subsidies 18.2%Prefectural subsidies 5.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.9%Donations 0.1%Other 17.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥14.3B¥130,38331.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.2B¥38,0219.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥5.5B¥50,00512.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥8.3B¥75,75518.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.7B¥24,2195.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.7B¥24,7185.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥68M¥6220.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥7.9B¥71,80117.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥62M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 100,000–200,000 people (144)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥19.8B¥180,664¥195,91445.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥5.3B¥47,951¥56,52712.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥4.7B¥42,655¥58,20710.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.2B¥38,093¥42,5499.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.7B¥33,837¥33,4738.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.4B¥30,798¥37,8577.7%
Fire & emergency¥1.9B¥17,613¥15,3084.4%
Assembly¥307M¥2,797¥2,5010.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥218M¥1,986¥8,2830.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥168M¥1,530¥5,8150.4%
Labor¥5M¥46¥5670.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥6.9B
Per resident ¥62,665 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥3.4B
Per resident ¥30,848 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥6.7B
Per resident ¥60,864 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥2.9B
Per resident ¥26,280 (median ¥20,478)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 53.7% 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

0.720.740.760.780.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%95%98%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

109K110K110K110K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024109,757¥43.7B¥34.3B¥2.8B0.7298.2%—
FY2023109,557¥42.1B¥35.2B¥4.6B0.7298.4%—
FY2022109,564¥40.7B¥36.6B¥5.4B0.7495.4%—
FY2021109,871¥42.1B¥38.1B¥4.8B0.7692.4%—
FY2020109,943¥47.2B¥37.6B¥4.7B0.7897.3%—
FY2019109,954¥34.6B¥37.7B¥5.8B0.7897.9%—
FY2018109,972¥33.8B¥37.9B¥5.7B0.7895.9%—
FY2017109,919¥32.3B¥37.5B¥5.2B0.7794.9%—
FY2016109,480¥34.8B¥36.6B¥5.6B0.7794.8%—
FY2015109,458¥33.2B¥34.1B¥5.7B0.7791.2%—

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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)