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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
7'659 50.3%
Men
7'566 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'158 20.7%
Swiss citizens
9'980 65.6%
Foreign residents
5'245 34.5%
Population density
800 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'158 · 20.7%20–64 · 9'105 · 59.8%65+ · 2'962 · 19.5%
Foreign residents 34.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +274 (+1.8%) · 154 births · 116 deaths · net migration +254
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 36.9% Yes
42.3% YesNo 57.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 60.1% Yes
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 55.5% Yes
58.9% YesNo 41.1%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 57.0% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 40.4% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 45.7% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 42.0% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 71.0% Yes
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP42.0% · strongest party
SVP42.0%
FDP14.8%
Mitte11.6%
SP9.6%
GRÜNE7.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier160%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
160%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 75 of 80 in canton Thurgau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'841 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 75 of 80 in the canton · 793 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'841 CHF(~13.8%)
AmriswilCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeAmriswilThurgauSwitzerland median
40'0006.5%5–6.8%5.4%
50'0008.3%6.4–8.8%7.8%
60'00010%7.7–10.6%10.5%
70'00011.3%8.8–11.9%11.9%
80'00012.3%9.5–12.9%13.1%
90'00013%10.1–13.6%14.1%
100'00013.8%10.9–14.5%15.3%
110'00014.7%11.6–15.4%16.3%
120'00015.4%12.2–16.1%17.2%
130'00016.1%12.8–16.8%18.1%
140'00016.7%13.4–17.5%19%
150'00017.3%13.9–18.1%19.7%
175'00018.7%15.1–19.5%21.6%
200'00020%16.3–20.9%23.2%
225'00021.2%17.4–22.1%24.6%
250'00022.3%18.3–23.2%25.8%
275'00023.1%19.1–24%26.8%
300'00023.8%19.7–24.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'007 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
551 m
Mean elevation
472 m
Relief
126 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
79.7%
South-facing
1.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 126 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
106.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
144.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
23'800
Per inhabitant
7'022 kWh/yr
107 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
28.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.02 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
28.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Regio Energie Amriswil (REA)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗
How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Thurgau (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.54 %
Second homes
9.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
7'317
Built before 194624.1%
Built since 200128.0%
1.54 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024
Jobs
6'455
Workplaces
1'026
Services share
67 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 195 (3.0%) · Secondary 1'936 (30.0%) · Tertiary 4'324 (67.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
72
Organic share
19.4 %
Farmland
1'248 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 90 min · Car 77 min
AgglomerationPT 14 min · Car 7 min
Remoteness 41/80 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4461
DistrictBezirk Arbon
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities15'225 #4 TG · #93 CHGrowing municipalities1.8% #24 TG · #407 CHShrinking municipalities1.8% #57 TG · #1703 CHJobs per resident0.42 #26 TG · #775 CHFamilies & children20.7% #46 TG · #920 CHAge structure19.5% #38 TG · #1342 CHWomen share50.3% #13 TG · #745 CHForeign residents34.5% #10 TG · #168 CHPopulation density800/km² #11 TG · #299 CHTax burden13'841 #75 TG · #793 CHTaxes160% #75 TGWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #40 TG · #909 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #32 TG · #2002 CHRainiest municipalities1'007 mm #21 TG · #1592 CHVoter turnout46.3% #79 TG · #1997 CHAgainst Switzerland21.6% #28 TG · #422 CHAligned with Switzerland78.4% #41 TG · #1043 CHSVP strongholds42% #49 TG · #560 CHSP strongholds9.6% #22 TG · #1564 CHCentre strongholds11.6% #67 TG · #1061 CHFDP strongholds14.8% #9 TG · #849 CHGLP strongholds4.4% #66 TG · #1333 CHGreen strongholds7.7% #46 TG · #939 CHLargest by area19 km² #6 TG · #504 CHHighest municipalities437 m #57 TG · #1644 CHSecond homes9.5% #44 TG · #1307 CHOrganic farming19.4% #29 TG · #682 CHBest-connected municipalities90 min #39 TG · #1568 CHRemotest municipalities90 min #41 TG · #552 CHHighest peaks551 m #57 TG · #1711 CHHighest-lying municipalities472 m #46 TG · #1576 CHGreatest vertical range126 m #56 TG · #1708 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #54 TG · #1865 CHSolar potential107 GWh #4 TG · #70 CHSolar potential per capita7'022 kWh #69 TG · #1670 CHCheapest electricity28.82 Rp./kWh #34 TG · #1590 CHMost expensive electricity28.82 Rp./kWh #46 TG · #517 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 5
What is the postal code of Amriswil?
Amriswil has 3 postal codes: 8580, 8581, 8587.
What is the tax rate in Amriswil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Amriswil is 160% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Amriswil?
A single person without children pays about 13'841 CHF income tax in Amriswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 75 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Amriswil have?
Amriswil has 15'225 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Amriswil?
Amriswil has 5'245 foreign residents, a share of 34.45% (2025).

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