Economy, jobs and prices in Kisarazu, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kisarazu averaged 3.85 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 90th 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 Kisarazu earn in total?
Residents of Kisarazu had 247.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 64,221 resident-tax payers (47.2 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 Kisarazu?
At the 2020 census 62,379 residents of Kisarazu were in work and 64,664 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.8 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 Kisarazu?
The unemployment rate in Kisarazu was 3.5% at the 2020 census (2,285 people out of 64,664 in the labour force), 73rd 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 Kisarazu?
By sector, 2.4% of employed residents of Kisarazu worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 23.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 70.8% 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 Kisarazu?
83.5% of employed residents of Kisarazu were employees (excluding company directors), 6.9% 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 Kisarazu?
At the 2020 census 25,438 residents of Kisarazu commuted to work in another municipality and 20,798 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 133,208, or 97.8 per 100 night-time residents, 129th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kisarazu?
Kisarazu had 5,221 private-sector business establishments employing 52,229 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 Kisarazu?
Factories in Kisarazu shipped goods worth 156.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 3,463 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 Kisarazu?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kisarazu sold goods worth 381.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,141 commercial establishments employing 10,797 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kisarazu?
Kisarazu had 1,098 retail stores and 595 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 23 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 Kisarazu?
Farmland in Kisarazu covered 23.00 square kilometres in 2024, 16.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kisarazu recycle?
Kisarazu produced 53,596 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 21.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kisarazu compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kisarazu ranks 90 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Isehara | 3,854 thousand yen |
| 88 | Mishima | 3,854 thousand yen |
| 89 | Sendai | 3,846 thousand yen |
| 90 | Kisarazu | 3,845 thousand yen |
| 91 | Mito | 3,832 thousand yen |
| 92 | Ageo | 3,822 thousand yen |
| 93 | Soka | 3,805 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kisarazu ranks 190 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 187 | Ueda | 3.5% |
| 188 | Handa | 3.5% |
| 189 | Minoh | 3.5% |
| 190 | Kisarazu | 3.5% |
| 191 | Tokyo | 3.5% |
| 192 | Ube | 3.5% |
| 193 | Tottori | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kisarazu ranks 129 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 126 | Iwaki | 98.3 |
| 127 | Chiba | 98.1 |
| 128 | Hakusan | 97.9 |
| 129 | Kisarazu | 97.8 |
| 130 | Isesaki | 97.6 |
| 131 | Nagahama | 97.6 |
| 132 | Hitachinaka | 97.5 |
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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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