Fuchu City finances

東京都府中市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 260,998 Area 29.43 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥132.9B
Per resident ¥509,051
Local bonds outstanding
¥46.6B
Per resident ¥178,641
Reserve funds
¥61.1B
Per resident ¥234,230
Fiscal strength index
1.26
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.26
#23 of 1718 in Japan · #2 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
81.1%
#139 of 1741 in Japan · #22 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
¥178,641
#99 of 1741 in Japan · #34 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
¥234,230
#937 of 1741 in Japan · #25 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 ratioBetter than peers
57.0%
#120 of 1741 in Japan · #4 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 ratio
12.9%
#1469 of 1718 in Japan · #31 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 ¥137.2B · per resident ¥525,773

Local taxes 41.9%Shared taxes and grants 8.5%Local allocation tax 0.0%National subsidies 17.8%Prefectural subsidies 11.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.6%Donations 1.0%Other 14.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥57.5B¥220,37241.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥11.7B¥44,7328.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥38M¥1460.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥24.4B¥93,38917.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥15.2B¥58,36211.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥7.7B¥29,5885.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.4B¥5,4201.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥19.3B¥73,76614.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥451M

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
¥62.5B¥239,557¥199,78747.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥27.8B¥106,580¥52,00020.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥18.2B¥69,759¥43,81313.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥8.3B¥31,776¥36,7886.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥7.2B¥27,548¥41,6925.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥4.0B¥15,180¥33,0333.0%
Fire & emergency¥3.0B¥11,511¥13,6942.3%
Labor¥612M¥2,344¥5440.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥547M¥2,095¥7,2010.4%
Assembly¥524M¥2,009¥1,8730.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥171M¥657¥4,1500.1%
Disaster recovery¥9M¥36¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥26.5B
Per resident ¥101,700 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥7.8B
Per resident ¥29,738 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥18.4B
Per resident ¥70,626 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥9.8B
Per resident ¥37,480 (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 41.5% 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

0.801.001.201.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

256K258K260K262K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024260,998¥132.9B¥46.6B¥61.1B1.2681.1%—
FY2023260,078¥124.9B¥42.6B¥64.0B1.2186.2%—
FY2022259,924¥129.8B¥40.8B¥64.7B1.1882.9%—
FY2021260,253¥136.4B¥37.5B¥62.5B1.1885.1%—
FY2020260,255¥134.8B¥38.5B¥58.2B1.2285.1%—
FY2019260,232¥103.0B¥40.4B¥56.5B1.2187.0%—
FY2018260,011¥98.9B¥42.3B¥50.7B1.2283.9%—
FY2017258,654¥114.1B¥44.4B¥46.4B1.2184.0%—
FY2016258,000¥107.0B¥40.6B¥44.8B1.1983.2%—
FY2015256,748¥95.5B¥38.9B¥40.4B1.1481.3%—

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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)