Hodatsushimizu Town finances

石川県宝達志水町の財政

Town Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan Population 11,822 Area 111.51 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.2B
Per resident ¥1,028,362
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.0B
Per resident ¥588,877
Reserve funds
¥3.2B
Per resident ¥272,003
Fiscal strength index
0.35
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.35
#1057 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
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
88.6%
#534 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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 residentWorse than peers
¥588,877
#975 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥272,003
#825 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratio
36.7%
#905 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
25.7%
#814 of 1718 in Japan · #9 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥13.5B · per resident ¥1,140,560

Local taxes 12.3%Shared taxes and grants 4.0%Local allocation tax 30.1%National subsidies 11.3%Prefectural subsidies 5.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 12.8%Donations 13.7%Other 10.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.7B¥140,09812.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥539M¥45,6314.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.1B¥343,43030.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.5B¥129,01411.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥683M¥57,7605.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.7B¥146,42212.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.8B¥155,94113.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.4B¥122,26310.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.8B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.8B¥237,965¥132,74423.1%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.3B¥195,838¥196,56219.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.9B¥159,908¥56,49315.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.7B¥148,027¥74,09014.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.1B¥93,074¥57,4429.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.0B¥86,549¥64,1748.4%
Disaster recovery¥373M¥31,553¥5313.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥344M¥29,138¥30,7252.8%
Fire & emergency¥302M¥25,583¥27,8482.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥142M¥11,994¥16,8591.2%
Assembly¥93M¥7,907¥6,6360.8%
Labor¥10M¥827¥930.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥780M
Per resident ¥65,983 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥582M
Per resident ¥49,267 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥829M
Per resident ¥70,122 (median ¥75,979)
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 28.9% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.340.360.380.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

84%86%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

11K12K13K14K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202411,822¥12.2B¥7.0B¥3.2B0.3588.6%—
FY202312,017¥10.2B¥6.3B¥2.7B0.3688.9%—
FY202212,257¥8.7B¥6.2B¥2.4B0.3888.7%—
FY202112,541¥8.8B¥7.0B¥2.3B0.3985.7%—
FY202012,790¥9.6B¥7.1B¥2.3B0.3887.6%—
FY201913,004¥7.6B¥7.9B¥2.4B0.3891.0%—
FY201813,201¥7.1B¥8.5B¥2.5B0.3689.6%—
FY201713,449¥7.3B¥9.6B¥2.4B0.3690.6%—
FY201613,629¥8.4B¥10.6B¥2.4B0.3489.8%—
FY201513,872¥8.1B¥11.4B¥2.4B0.3488.2%—

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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)