Yotsukaido City finances

千葉県四街道市の財政

City Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 96,424 Area 34.52 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥39.0B
Per resident ¥404,705
Local bonds outstanding
¥22.2B
Per resident ¥230,639
Reserve funds
¥12.0B
Per resident ¥124,269
Fiscal strength index
0.73
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.73
#315 of 1718 in Japan · #22 of 54 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
92.5%
#990 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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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 residentBetter than peers
¥230,639
#185 of 1741 in Japan · #11 of 54 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 resident
¥124,269
#1317 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 54 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
43.3%
#552 of 1741 in Japan · #32 of 54 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 ratioBetter than peers
22.2%
#987 of 1718 in Japan · #22 of 54 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 ¥41.1B · per resident ¥425,906

Local taxes 29.3%Shared taxes and grants 8.7%Local allocation tax 11.3%National subsidies 19.6%Prefectural subsidies 7.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 9.8%Donations 0.1%Other 14.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥12.0B¥124,67529.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥3.6B¥37,0248.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.6B¥48,14711.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥8.0B¥83,29019.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥3.0B¥31,2947.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.0B¥41,5629.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥28M¥2930.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.7B¥59,62214.0%

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
¥17.4B¥180,392¥194,51744.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.6B¥79,294¥69,05319.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥4.7B¥48,672¥57,05812.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.1B¥32,461¥39,9138.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.3B¥24,273¥38,6836.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.0B¥20,444¥44,1775.1%
Fire & emergency¥1.2B¥12,791¥17,6233.2%
Assembly¥253M¥2,623¥3,3390.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥234M¥2,429¥8,6410.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥127M¥1,319¥9,0050.3%
Labor¥746,000¥8¥4580.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥7.4B
Per resident ¥76,696 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥26,849 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥5.7B
Per resident ¥59,534 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥1.7B
Per resident ¥17,314 (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 52.4% 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

0.600.650.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

90K92K94K96K98K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202496,424¥39.0B¥22.2B¥12.0B0.7392.5%—
FY202396,479¥35.3B¥20.5B¥11.9B0.7490.5%—
FY202296,226¥35.2B¥21.7B¥11.5B0.7788.9%—
FY202195,851¥34.3B¥21.2B¥10.7B0.7983.5%—
FY202095,366¥38.6B¥20.6B¥8.7B0.8293.1%—
FY201994,843¥26.7B¥20.8B¥8.2B0.8195.5%—
FY201894,027¥26.2B¥21.3B¥8.5B0.8296.4%—
FY201793,184¥25.4B¥21.5B¥8.5B0.8197.4%—
FY201692,337¥25.6B¥22.1B¥8.4B0.8299.7%—
FY201591,645¥25.7B¥22.5B¥8.4B0.8194.0%—

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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)