Hachioji City finances

東京都八王子市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 559,083 Area 186.38 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥236.2B
Per resident ¥422,531
Local bonds outstanding
¥130.5B
Per resident ¥233,446
Reserve funds
¥46.6B
Per resident ¥83,334
Fiscal strength index
0.90
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.90
#131 of 1718 in Japan · #17 of 39 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 ratioBetter than peers
89.4%
#599 of 1741 in Japan · #36 of 62 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
¥233,446
#189 of 1741 in Japan · #47 of 62 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
¥83,334
#1522 of 1741 in Japan · #53 of 62 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 ratio
45.7%
#466 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 62 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
23.7%
#902 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 39 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 ¥241.5B · per resident ¥432,001

Local taxes 38.5%Shared taxes and grants 10.3%Local allocation tax 4.4%National subsidies 21.9%Prefectural subsidies 14.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.8%Donations 0.1%Other 7.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥93.1B¥166,53238.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥24.8B¥44,37810.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥10.7B¥19,1124.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥52.8B¥94,39521.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥33.8B¥60,38314.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥9.1B¥16,2043.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥236M¥4230.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥17.1B¥30,5757.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥142M

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
¥122.4B¥218,973¥199,78751.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥28.6B¥51,159¥43,81312.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥27.1B¥48,478¥52,00011.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥18.2B¥32,508¥36,7887.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥17.5B¥31,325¥41,6927.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥12.7B¥22,801¥33,0335.4%
Fire & emergency¥6.7B¥11,920¥13,6942.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.4B¥2,513¥7,2010.6%
Assembly¥741M¥1,326¥1,8730.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥436M¥779¥4,1500.2%
Labor¥376M¥673¥5440.2%
Disaster recovery¥42M¥75¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥48.9B
Per resident ¥87,425 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥18.4B
Per resident ¥32,861 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥33.4B
Per resident ¥59,809 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥21.7B
Per resident ¥38,876 (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 55.9% 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

0.800.850.900.952015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

558K560K562K564K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024559,083¥236.2B¥130.5B¥46.6B0.9089.4%—
FY2023560,692¥227.9B¥133.6B¥42.2B0.9087.5%—
FY2022562,145¥228.1B¥137.7B¥35.7B0.9186.7%—
FY2021561,758¥236.2B¥140.2B¥29.2B0.9385.7%—
FY2020561,828¥262.9B¥136.3B¥24.4B0.9485.7%—
FY2019562,480¥205.7B¥134.4B¥23.3B0.9487.3%—
FY2018562,460¥196.3B¥127.8B¥22.3B0.9588.1%—
FY2017563,178¥190.6B¥129.0B¥23.9B0.9588.4%—
FY2016563,228¥193.9B¥130.1B¥23.8B0.9588.8%—
FY2015562,795¥191.3B¥129.6B¥21.7B0.9484.0%—

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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)