Hiratsuka City finances

神奈川県平塚市の財政

City Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 256,549 Area 67.83 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥107.4B
Per resident ¥418,596
Local bonds outstanding
¥53.9B
Per resident ¥210,093
Reserve funds
¥18.4B
Per resident ¥71,805
Fiscal strength index
0.95
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.95
#91 of 1718 in Japan · #9 of 33 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 ratio
96.7%
#1478 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 33 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
¥210,093
#148 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 33 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 resident
¥71,805
#1593 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 33 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
55.4%
#151 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 33 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
12.7%
#1474 of 1718 in Japan · #22 of 33 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 ¥111.4B · per resident ¥434,080

Local taxes 41.9%Shared taxes and grants 9.4%Local allocation tax 2.0%National subsidies 20.5%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.4%Donations 0.2%Other 13.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥46.7B¥181,91241.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥10.4B¥40,7049.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.2B¥8,5682.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥22.8B¥88,84920.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥7.1B¥27,6566.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥7.1B¥27,8216.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥222M¥8640.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥14.8B¥57,70513.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥214M

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
¥48.0B¥187,162¥199,78744.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥18.7B¥72,960¥52,00017.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥9.3B¥36,394¥36,7888.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥8.7B¥33,855¥43,8138.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥8.3B¥32,235¥41,6927.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.2B¥24,228¥33,0335.8%
Fire & emergency¥3.8B¥14,635¥13,6943.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.5B¥9,782¥7,2012.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥893M¥3,483¥4,1500.8%
Assembly¥444M¥1,732¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥334M¥1,302¥5440.3%
Disaster recovery¥211M¥821¥80.2%
その他¥2M¥9¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥17.1B
Per resident ¥66,778 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥7.5B
Per resident ¥29,145 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥15.6B
Per resident ¥60,849 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥7.8B
Per resident ¥30,334 (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 52.1% 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

0.800.850.900.951.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

256K256K256K257K258K258K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024256,549¥107.4B¥53.9B¥18.4B0.9596.7%—
FY2023256,856¥95.3B¥52.8B¥19.0B0.9496.4%—
FY2022256,005¥96.1B¥55.4B¥16.3B0.9596.7%—
FY2021255,987¥102.0B¥58.5B¥16.4B0.9690.2%—
FY2020256,652¥114.8B¥54.9B¥13.7B0.9895.5%—
FY2019256,947¥82.3B¥54.4B¥14.3B0.9796.4%—
FY2018257,113¥82.2B¥54.2B¥14.0B0.9796.5%—
FY2017257,615¥82.3B¥54.0B¥12.8B0.9794.5%—
FY2016257,373¥81.0B¥54.7B¥13.1B0.9794.5%—
FY2015257,506¥81.9B¥53.5B¥13.3B0.9793.1%—

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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)