Economy, jobs and prices in Kawanishi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kawanishi averaged 3.89 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 77th 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 Kawanishi earn in total?
Residents of Kawanishi had 257.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 66,052 resident-tax payers (43.4 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 Kawanishi?
At the 2020 census 62,753 residents of Kawanishi were in work and 65,600 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.2 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 Kawanishi?
The unemployment rate in Kawanishi was 4.3% at the 2020 census (2,847 people out of 65,600 in the labour force), 52nd 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 Kawanishi?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Kawanishi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 19.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 77.6% 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 Kawanishi?
84.9% of employed residents of Kawanishi were employees (excluding company directors), 7.2% were self-employed business owners and 5.1% 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 Kawanishi?
At the 2020 census 39,699 residents of Kawanishi commuted to work in another municipality and 15,152 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 123,592, or 81.1 per 100 night-time residents, 8th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kawanishi?
Kawanishi had 3,761 private-sector business establishments employing 37,548 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kawanishi?
Factories in Kawanishi shipped goods worth 68.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 2,160 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 Kawanishi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kawanishi sold goods worth 147.6 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 726 commercial establishments employing 7,237 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kawanishi?
Kawanishi had 734 retail stores and 377 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 28 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kawanishi?
Farmland in Kawanishi covered 1.00 square kilometres in 2024, 1.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kawanishi recycle?
Kawanishi produced 44,957 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 25.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kawanishi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kawanishi ranks 77 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Onojo | 3,897 thousand yen |
| 75 | Koshigaya | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 76 | Kasugai | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 77 | Kawanishi | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 78 | Takasaki | 3,892 thousand yen |
| 79 | Sakai | 3,883 thousand yen |
| 80 | Niiza | 3,881 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kawanishi ranks 52 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Kasuga | 4.4% |
| 50 | Fukaya | 4.4% |
| 51 | Kasukabe | 4.4% |
| 52 | Kawanishi | 4.3% |
| 53 | Numazu | 4.3% |
| 54 | Hachioji | 4.3% |
| 55 | Atsugi | 4.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kawanishi ranks 255 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | Higashimurayama | 81.8 |
| 253 | Chigasaki | 81.3 |
| 254 | Abiko | 81.3 |
| 255 | Kawanishi | 81.1 |
| 256 | Konosu | 81.1 |
| 257 | Takarazuka | 81.0 |
| 258 | Nishitokyo | 80.9 |
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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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