Economy, jobs and prices in Hakusan, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Hakusan averaged 3.31 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 41st lowest of 262 cities and below the national average of 3,933.7 thousand yen per taxpayer. It is income before deductions, so it is not take-home pay.
How much income do people in Hakusan earn in total?
Residents of Hakusan had 175.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 52,967 resident-tax payers (48.0 per 100 residents, above the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Hakusan?
At the 2020 census 58,105 residents of Hakusan were in work and 60,091 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 52.6 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, above the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Hakusan?
The unemployment rate in Hakusan was 3.3% at the 2020 census (1,986 people out of 60,091 in the labour force), 39th lowest of 262 cities, below the national figure (3.8%). The census was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Hakusan?
By sector, 2.6% of employed residents of Hakusan worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 32.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 63.8% in tertiary industries (services and the rest) at the 2020 census. Nationally the shares were 3.4%, 23.0% and 70.6%. The three do not add to 100% because some jobs are not classified.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people are self-employed in Hakusan?
84.0% of employed residents of Hakusan were employees (excluding company directors), 7.7% were self-employed business owners and 5.3% were directors, at the 2020 census; nationally 81.4% were employees.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people commute into Hakusan?
At the 2020 census 26,126 residents of Hakusan commuted to work in another municipality and 26,320 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 108,140, or 97.9 per 100 night-time residents, 128th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Hakusan?
Hakusan had 4,542 private-sector business establishments employing 57,952 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.8 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Hakusan?
Factories in Hakusan shipped goods worth 606.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 20,450 people in manufacturing in 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much do shops and wholesalers sell in Hakusan?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Hakusan sold goods worth 284.6 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 807 commercial establishments employing 7,520 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Hakusan?
Hakusan had 720 retail stores and 296 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 13 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Hakusan?
Farmland in Hakusan covered 46.00 square kilometres in 2024, 6.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Hakusan recycle?
Hakusan produced 36,068 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Hakusan compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Hakusan ranks 222 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 219 | Tomakomai | 3,310 thousand yen |
| 220 | Higashiomi | 3,310 thousand yen |
| 221 | Matsue | 3,309 thousand yen |
| 222 | Hakusan | 3,307 thousand yen |
| 223 | Tochigi | 3,305 thousand yen |
| 224 | Marugame | 3,305 thousand yen |
| 225 | Sano | 3,297 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Hakusan ranks 224 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 221 | Iwata | 3.3% |
| 222 | Komatsu | 3.3% |
| 223 | Seto | 3.3% |
| 224 | Hakusan | 3.3% |
| 225 | Kasugai | 3.3% |
| 226 | Sanda | 3.3% |
| 227 | Ise | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Hakusan ranks 128 of 262, highest first. Above 100 means more people are in the city by day than live there.
| Rank | City | Daytime population per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Izumo | 98.6 |
| 126 | Iwaki | 98.3 |
| 127 | Chiba | 98.1 |
| 128 | Hakusan | 97.9 |
| 129 | Kisarazu | 97.8 |
| 130 | Isesaki | 97.6 |
| 131 | Nagahama | 97.6 |
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Sources
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (social and demographic statistics, city, ward, town and village data), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2cb3d8c51aa1…)
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Prefectures 2026 (national figures, "All Japan" row), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b69774a5f40c…)
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