Mitaka City finances

東京都三鷹市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 190,497 Area 16.42 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥83.8B
Per resident ¥439,880
Local bonds outstanding
¥23.0B
Per resident ¥120,974
Reserve funds
¥23.0B
Per resident ¥120,890
Fiscal strength index
1.17
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.17
#31 of 1718 in Japan · #5 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 ratio
90.2%
#704 of 1741 in Japan · #38 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
¥120,974
#57 of 1741 in Japan · #26 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
¥120,890
#1333 of 1741 in Japan · #44 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
56.4%
#125 of 1741 in Japan · #5 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
17.3%
#1247 of 1718 in Japan · #22 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 ¥85.0B · per resident ¥446,005

Local taxes 49.0%Shared taxes and grants 9.8%Local allocation tax 0.0%National subsidies 18.7%Prefectural subsidies 13.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 1.2%Donations 0.1%Other 7.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥41.6B¥218,58449.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥8.4B¥43,8989.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥29M¥1540.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥15.9B¥83,61918.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥11.7B¥61,27713.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.0B¥5,3701.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥44M¥2320.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥6.3B¥32,8707.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥20M

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
¥44.2B¥231,987¥195,91452.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥11.2B¥58,755¥58,20713.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥9.8B¥51,280¥56,52711.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.3B¥27,801¥37,8576.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.9B¥25,833¥42,5495.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.4B¥17,733¥33,4734.0%
Fire & emergency¥2.3B¥11,947¥15,3082.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.6B¥8,541¥5,8151.9%
Assembly¥506M¥2,655¥2,5010.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥500M¥2,626¥8,2830.6%
Labor¥138M¥722¥5670.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥19.2B
Per resident ¥100,997 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.6B
Per resident ¥29,301 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥12.6B
Per resident ¥66,020 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥6.8B
Per resident ¥35,650 (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 50.5% 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

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

182K184K186K188K190K192K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024190,497¥83.8B¥23.0B¥23.0B1.1790.2%—
FY2023189,959¥77.7B¥25.3B¥20.5B1.1389.4%—
FY2022189,916¥76.0B¥28.1B¥19.3B1.1289.5%—
FY2021190,590¥78.3B¥31.1B¥17.4B1.1491.5%—
FY2020190,126¥89.3B¥34.4B¥15.2B1.1689.4%—
FY2019188,461¥71.9B¥36.3B¥14.3B1.1789.8%—
FY2018187,199¥67.6B¥39.5B¥14.6B1.1789.4%—
FY2017186,375¥65.2B¥41.3B¥13.1B1.1889.6%—
FY2016185,101¥68.7B¥43.5B¥13.0B1.1386.8%—
FY2015182,897¥69.4B¥44.7B¥12.2B1.0884.0%—

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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)