Nakai Town finances

神奈川県中井町の財政

Town Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 8,901 Area 19.99 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥4.6B
Per resident ¥517,774
Local bonds outstanding
¥201M
Per resident ¥22,593
Reserve funds
¥3.2B
Per resident ¥359,192
Fiscal strength index
0.90
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.90
#131 of 1718 in Japan · #13 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.27
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
81.8%
#158 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 89.1%
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
¥22,593
#10 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥858,549
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥359,192
#649 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥465,414
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
68.1%
#31 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.5%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
65.1%
#138 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 31.1%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥5.0B · per resident ¥557,801

Local taxes 54.6%Shared taxes and grants 10.0%Local allocation tax 6.3%National subsidies 9.2%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Donations 3.0%Other 10.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.7B¥304,59954.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥498M¥55,90810.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥313M¥35,1756.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥458M¥51,5009.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥316M¥35,5456.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥0¥00.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥151M¥16,9313.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥518M¥58,14310.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥150M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥1.3B¥146,148¥224,28428.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥977M¥109,715¥100,91821.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥771M¥86,606¥189,68216.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥607M¥68,145¥97,86813.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥309M¥34,680¥87,5226.7%
Fire & emergency¥190M¥21,296¥38,6874.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥181M¥20,294¥62,1793.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥112M¥12,564¥26,8702.4%
Assembly¥90M¥10,145¥10,2152.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥66M¥7,389¥94,3991.4%
Disaster recovery¥7M¥790¥1,5420.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥440M
Per resident ¥49,397 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥345M
Per resident ¥38,803 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥515M
Per resident ¥57,833 (median ¥89,723)
Public assistance
¥0
Per resident ¥0 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 37.3% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.200.400.600.801.001.202015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

70%75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

8,8009,0009,2009,4009,6009,8002015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20248,901¥4.6B¥201M¥3.2B0.9081.8%—
FY20238,932¥4.4B¥266M¥3.1B0.9175.3%—
FY20229,068¥4.2B¥341M¥2.8B0.9577.9%—
FY20219,099¥4.3B¥417M¥2.5B0.9774.3%—
FY20209,262¥5.3B¥494M¥2.4B1.0088.9%—
FY20199,394¥3.8B¥396M¥1.9B1.0186.2%—
FY20189,481¥3.8B¥420M¥1.6B1.0186.2%—
FY20179,559¥3.7B¥362M¥1.4B1.0185.4%—
FY20169,630¥3.6B¥313M¥1.3B0.9992.2%—
FY20159,669¥3.7B¥413M¥1.2B0.9982.5%—

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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)