Urayasu City finances

千葉県浦安市の財政

City Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 171,322 Area 17.25 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥89.1B
Per resident ¥519,900
Local bonds outstanding
¥29.3B
Per resident ¥171,234
Reserve funds
¥20.8B
Per resident ¥121,485
Fiscal strength index
1.48
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.48
#7 of 1718 in Japan · #1 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 ratioBetter than peers
74.5%
#36 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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
¥171,234
#87 of 1741 in Japan · #4 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 residentBetter than peers
¥121,485
#1330 of 1741 in Japan · #26 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 ratioBetter than peers
66.9%
#38 of 1741 in Japan · #2 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 ratioBetter than peers
34.7%
#505 of 1718 in Japan · #10 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 ¥92.9B · per resident ¥541,970

Local taxes 57.4%Shared taxes and grants 8.1%Local allocation tax 0.1%National subsidies 14.5%Prefectural subsidies 4.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.7%Donations 1.5%Other 8.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥53.3B¥311,10357.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥7.5B¥43,9768.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥46M¥2710.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥13.5B¥78,58114.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.4B¥25,9204.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥5.2B¥30,6285.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.4B¥7,8841.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥7.5B¥43,6078.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.3B

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
¥32.8B¥191,638¥195,91436.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥15.0B¥87,397¥58,20716.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥13.3B¥77,858¥56,52715.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥11.6B¥67,872¥37,85713.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥7.6B¥44,631¥42,5498.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥4.4B¥25,428¥33,4734.9%
Fire & emergency¥2.4B¥13,981¥15,3082.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.5B¥9,024¥8,2831.7%
Assembly¥340M¥1,984¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥8M¥45¥5670.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥7M¥42¥5,8150.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥15.7B
Per resident ¥91,380 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥4.0B
Per resident ¥23,584 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥9.9B
Per resident ¥57,515 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥3.3B
Per resident ¥19,159 (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 41.7% 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

0.600.801.001.201.401.602015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

70%75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

164K166K168K170K172K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024171,322¥89.1B¥29.3B¥20.8B1.4874.5%—
FY2023170,671¥75.4B¥28.3B¥13.0B1.4286.7%—
FY2022169,552¥68.9B¥28.8B¥12.6B1.4389.3%—
FY2021168,658¥73.3B¥30.9B¥11.7B1.4689.9%—
FY2020169,918¥89.2B¥35.5B¥10.7B1.5289.6%—
FY2019170,169¥74.9B¥27.7B¥11.0B1.5286.9%—
FY2018169,443¥93.5B¥26.4B¥17.5B1.5286.4%—
FY2017167,938¥71.4B¥23.3B¥39.1B1.5284.8%—
FY2016166,551¥79.8B¥24.2B¥33.5B1.5285.1%—
FY2015164,034¥74.2B¥19.6B¥38.6B1.5081.4%—

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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)