Economy, jobs and prices in Kawagoe, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kawagoe averaged 3.87 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 81st highest 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 Kawagoe earn in total?
Residents of Kawagoe had 642.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 165,959 resident-tax payers (46.8 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 Kawagoe?
At the 2020 census 154,330 residents of Kawagoe were in work and 160,561 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.5 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 Kawagoe?
The unemployment rate in Kawagoe was 3.9% at the 2020 census (6,231 people out of 160,561 in the labour force), 125th highest of 262 cities, about the same as 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 Kawagoe?
By sector, 1.7% of employed residents of Kawagoe worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 22.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 72.8% 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 Kawagoe?
84.0% of employed residents of Kawagoe were employees (excluding company directors), 7.3% were self-employed business owners and 4.8% 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 Kawagoe?
At the 2020 census 75,434 residents of Kawagoe commuted to work in another municipality and 58,391 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 343,052, or 96.8 per 100 night-time residents, 119th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kawagoe?
Kawagoe had 10,770 private-sector business establishments employing 136,645 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kawagoe?
Factories in Kawagoe shipped goods worth 878.2 billion yen in 2023 and employed 20,492 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 Kawagoe?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kawagoe sold goods worth 736.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,081 commercial establishments employing 22,750 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kawagoe?
Kawagoe had 1,893 retail stores and 990 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 51 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 4 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kawagoe?
Farmland in Kawagoe covered 32.00 square kilometres in 2024, 29.3% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kawagoe recycle?
Kawagoe produced 100,335 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 21.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kawagoe compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kawagoe ranks 81 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Takasaki | 3,892 thousand yen |
| 79 | Sakai | 3,883 thousand yen |
| 80 | Niiza | 3,881 thousand yen |
| 81 | Kawagoe | 3,874 thousand yen |
| 82 | Hirakata | 3,871 thousand yen |
| 83 | Kasuga | 3,867 thousand yen |
| 84 | Yokkaichi | 3,858 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kawagoe ranks 125 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | Niigata | 3.9% |
| 123 | Fujimino | 3.9% |
| 124 | Kashihara | 3.9% |
| 125 | Kawagoe | 3.9% |
| 126 | Kumamoto | 3.9% |
| 127 | Kamagaya | 3.9% |
| 128 | Yamato | 3.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kawagoe ranks 144 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 141 | Okinawa | 96.8 |
| 142 | Karatsu | 96.8 |
| 143 | Oshu | 96.8 |
| 144 | Kawagoe | 96.8 |
| 145 | Amagasaki | 96.6 |
| 146 | Tochigi | 96.4 |
| 147 | Chikusei | 96.3 |
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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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