Economy, jobs and prices in Kawachinagano, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kawachinagano averaged 3.59 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 113th 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 Kawachinagano earn in total?
Residents of Kawachinagano had 148.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 41,251 resident-tax payers (40.6 per 100 residents, below the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Kawachinagano?
At the 2020 census 41,328 residents of Kawachinagano were in work and 43,254 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 40.6 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, below the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kawachinagano?
The unemployment rate in Kawachinagano was 4.5% at the 2020 census (1,926 people out of 43,254 in the labour force), 45th highest of 262 cities, above 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 Kawachinagano?
By sector, 1.1% of employed residents of Kawachinagano worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 19.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 75.4% 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 Kawachinagano?
81.9% of employed residents of Kawachinagano were employees (excluding company directors), 8.4% were self-employed business owners and 5.4% 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 Kawachinagano?
At the 2020 census 23,656 residents of Kawachinagano commuted to work in another municipality and 9,786 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 86,977, or 85.5 per 100 night-time residents, 23rd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kawachinagano?
Kawachinagano had 2,688 private-sector business establishments employing 25,984 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kawachinagano?
Factories in Kawachinagano shipped goods worth 121.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 3,124 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 Kawachinagano?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kawachinagano sold goods worth 89.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 523 commercial establishments employing 4,516 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kawachinagano?
Kawachinagano had 517 retail stores and 204 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 16 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 Kawachinagano?
Farmland in Kawachinagano covered 5.00 square kilometres in 2024, 4.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kawachinagano recycle?
Kawachinagano produced 29,702 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.1% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kawachinagano compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kawachinagano ranks 150 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 147 | Hadano | 3,603 thousand yen |
| 148 | Toyokawa | 3,595 thousand yen |
| 149 | Higashiosaka | 3,592 thousand yen |
| 150 | Kawachinagano | 3,591 thousand yen |
| 151 | Kurume | 3,590 thousand yen |
| 152 | Yokosuka | 3,588 thousand yen |
| 153 | Konosu | 3,585 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kawachinagano ranks 45 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Kyoto | 4.5% |
| 43 | Chikushino | 4.5% |
| 44 | Chikusei | 4.5% |
| 45 | Kawachinagano | 4.5% |
| 46 | Kitakyushu | 4.4% |
| 47 | Ome | 4.4% |
| 48 | Uji | 4.4% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kawachinagano ranks 240 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 237 | Sakura | 85.8 |
| 238 | Kasukabe | 85.7 |
| 239 | Yachiyo | 85.6 |
| 240 | Kawachinagano | 85.5 |
| 241 | Kokubunji | 85.3 |
| 242 | Soka | 84.7 |
| 243 | Funabashi | 84.4 |
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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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