Umi Town finances

福岡県宇美町の財政

Town Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 36,878 Area 30.21 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥16.0B
Per resident ¥433,600
Local bonds outstanding
¥8.7B
Per resident ¥236,377
Reserve funds
¥3.7B
Per resident ¥99,016
Fiscal strength index
0.59
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.59
#549 of 1718 in Japan · #22 of 60 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
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
92.8%
#1030 of 1741 in Japan · #34 of 60 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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
¥236,377
#196 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 60 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥99,016
#1442 of 1741 in Japan · #56 of 60 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
39.7%
#743 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 60 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
27.0%
#766 of 1718 in Japan · #35 of 60 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥16.7B · per resident ¥452,460

Local taxes 23.6%Shared taxes and grants 8.6%Local allocation tax 19.9%National subsidies 18.7%Prefectural subsidies 8.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.7%Donations 2.2%Other 13.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.9B¥106,89923.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.4B¥39,0508.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.3B¥89,97119.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥3.1B¥84,79018.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.4B¥38,0718.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥776M¥21,0394.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥360M¥9,7592.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.3B¥62,87913.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥342M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥6.6B¥179,588¥168,25841.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.7B¥73,137¥66,27316.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.9B¥50,895¥56,48111.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.3B¥36,334¥35,8348.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.2B¥31,474¥40,6737.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥982M¥26,634¥30,1656.1%
Fire & emergency¥704M¥19,088¥17,4744.4%
Disaster recovery¥244M¥6,606¥01.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥219M¥5,947¥7,5081.4%
Assembly¥104M¥2,826¥3,8460.7%
Labor¥24M¥642¥2190.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥16M¥429¥5,7690.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.8B
Per resident ¥76,217 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥33,105 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥70,267 (median ¥61,434)
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 45.5% 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

0.550.580.600.630.650.682015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

37K37K37K37K38K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202436,878¥16.0B¥8.7B¥3.7B0.5992.8%—
FY202336,999¥14.5B¥8.9B¥3.7B0.5893.1%—
FY202237,119¥14.2B¥9.5B¥3.3B0.5990.9%—
FY202137,250¥14.6B¥9.8B¥2.8B0.6089.3%—
FY202037,345¥17.5B¥9.9B¥2.2B0.6195.7%—
FY201937,362¥12.8B¥10.0B¥2.1B0.6094.5%—
FY201837,303¥11.2B¥9.7B¥1.9B0.6095.1%—
FY201737,376¥11.2B¥10.1B¥1.6B0.6096.5%—
FY201637,288¥11.9B¥10.3B¥1.3B0.5898.9%—
FY201537,557¥11.0B¥9.9B¥1.4B0.5696.4%—

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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)