Tachikawa City finances

東京都立川市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 186,257 Area 24.36 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥91.9B
Per resident ¥493,558
Local bonds outstanding
¥27.9B
Per resident ¥149,545
Reserve funds
¥39.6B
Per resident ¥212,510
Fiscal strength index
1.20
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.20
#27 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 39 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
87.1%
#415 of 1741 in Japan · #33 of 62 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
¥149,545
#70 of 1741 in Japan · #30 of 62 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
¥212,510
#999 of 1741 in Japan · #32 of 62 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
54.7%
#160 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 62 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
25.9%
#806 of 1718 in Japan · #16 of 39 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 ¥96.6B · per resident ¥518,761

Local taxes 43.8%Shared taxes and grants 9.6%Local allocation tax 0.1%National subsidies 20.6%Prefectural subsidies 12.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.5%Donations 0.1%Other 10.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥42.3B¥227,29543.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥9.3B¥49,7239.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥48M¥2600.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥19.9B¥106,64520.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥12.2B¥65,48112.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.4B¥12,7462.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥92M¥4940.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥10.5B¥56,11810.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥32M

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
¥48.0B¥257,678¥195,91452.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥10.7B¥57,593¥56,52711.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥9.5B¥50,745¥37,85710.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥8.4B¥45,355¥58,2079.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥6.9B¥36,991¥42,5497.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.0B¥15,884¥33,4733.2%
Fire & emergency¥2.3B¥12,459¥15,3082.5%
Disaster recovery¥1.2B¥6,522¥251.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥706M¥3,791¥8,2830.8%
Labor¥669M¥3,591¥5670.7%
Assembly¥439M¥2,360¥2,5010.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥110M¥589¥5,8150.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥17.8B
Per resident ¥95,323 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.9B
Per resident ¥31,810 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥14.3B
Per resident ¥76,711 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥10.0B
Per resident ¥53,834 (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 49.9% 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

0.600.801.001.202015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

178K180K182K184K186K188K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024186,257¥91.9B¥27.9B¥39.6B1.2087.1%—
FY2023185,825¥89.5B¥28.3B¥37.9B1.1685.1%—
FY2022185,483¥93.4B¥28.5B¥33.5B1.1582.2%—
FY2021185,124¥88.9B¥25.7B¥30.2B1.1486.8%—
FY2020184,577¥99.0B¥24.4B¥26.3B1.1787.8%—
FY2019184,090¥75.6B¥23.5B¥25.7B1.1791.0%—
FY2018183,822¥74.2B¥24.7B¥23.5B1.1891.1%—
FY2017182,658¥71.5B¥26.5B¥20.7B1.1790.0%—
FY2016181,554¥73.8B¥29.2B¥18.4B1.1388.5%—
FY2015179,796¥74.9B¥30.8B¥16.2B1.1087.9%—

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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)