Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
8'174 49.8%
Men
8'233 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'179 19.4%
Swiss citizens
10'380 63.3%
Foreign residents
6'027 36.7%
Population density
2'712 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'179 · 19.4%20–64 · 9'704 · 59.1%65+ · 3'524 · 21.5%
Foreign residents 36.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +53 (+0.3%) · 139 births · 163 deaths · net migration +65
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 25.8% Yes
29.3% YesNo 70.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 36.9% Yes
34.1% YesNo 65.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 60.1% Yes
57.6% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 55.5% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 57.0% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 40.4% Yes
45.0% YesNo 55.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 21.1% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 45.7% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 42.0% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
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
70.2% YesNo 29.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP33.4% · strongest party
SVP33.4%
SP16.1%
Mitte16.1%
FDP10.7%
GRÜNE8.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier175%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
175%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 80 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'518 CHF(14.5%)
Rank 80 of 80 in the canton · 932 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
100'000 CHF:14'518 CHF(~14.5%)
ArbonCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Arbon | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.8% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.8% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.9% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.9% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.6% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.5% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.4% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.1% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.8% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.5% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.1% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.5% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.9% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.1% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.2% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.8% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'030 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
430 m
Mean elevation
406 m
Relief
35 m
Mean slope
1.8°
Flat share
97.8%
South-facing
1.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 35 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
95.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
120.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
21'200
Per inhabitant
5'805 kWh/yr
95 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 · 2027Tariff H4
28.04 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.09 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.02 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
28.04 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Arbon Energie AG
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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard 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 · AREVacancy rate
1.29 %
Second homes
12.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
8'870
Built before 194627.3%
Built since 200123.8%
1.29 %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 · 2024Jobs
7'090
Workplaces
927
Services share
75.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 45 (0.6%) · Secondary 1'691 (23.9%) · Tertiary 5'354 (75.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
8
Organic share
37.5 %
Farmland
183 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number4401
Head of governmentRené Walther · FDP.Die Liberalen
Websitearbon.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Arbon
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities16'407 #3 TG · #85 CHGrowing municipalities0.3% #58 TG · #1226 CHShrinking municipalities0.3% #23 TG · #887 CHJobs per resident0.43 #25 TG · #745 CHFamilies & children19.4% #62 TG · #1347 CHAge structure21.5% #19 TG · #958 CHWomen share49.8% #23 TG · #1086 CHForeign residents36.7% #8 TG · #122 CHPopulation density2'712/km² #1 TG · #36 CHTax burden14'518 #80 TG · #932 CHTaxes175% #80 TGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #1 TG · #437 CHSunniest municipalities39.4% #48 TG · #2056 CHRainiest municipalities1'030 mm #13 TG · #1491 CHVoter turnout49.6% #74 TG · #1812 CHAgainst Switzerland8.8% #64 TG · #1302 CHAligned with Switzerland91.2% #6 TG · #201 CHSVP strongholds33.4% #74 TG · #1077 CHSP strongholds16.1% #3 TG · #834 CHCentre strongholds16.1% #23 TG · #755 CHFDP strongholds10.7% #24 TG · #1304 CHGLP strongholds7.5% #15 TG · #663 CHGreen strongholds8.3% #33 TG · #830 CHLargest by area6.1 km² #65 TG · #1385 CHHighest municipalities402 m #71 TG · #1883 CHSecond homes12.2% #19 TG · #881 CHOrganic farming37.5% #2 TG · #221 CHBest-connected municipalities102 min #64 TG · #1731 CHRemotest municipalities102 min #14 TG · #375 CHHighest peaks430 m #78 TG · #2063 CHHighest-lying municipalities406 m #78 TG · #1959 CHGreatest vertical range35 m #77 TG · #2074 CHSteepest municipalities1.8° #75 TG · #2020 CHSolar potential95 GWh #5 TG · #90 CHSolar potential per capita5'805 kWh #76 TG · #1857 CHCheapest electricity28.04 Rp./kWh #29 TG · #1342 CHMost expensive electricity28.04 Rp./kWh #51 TG · #765 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Arbon?
- The postal code of Arbon is 9320.
- What is the tax rate in Arbon?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Arbon is 175% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Arbon?
- A single person without children pays about 14'518 CHF income tax in Arbon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Arbon have?
- Arbon has 16'407 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Arbon?
- Arbon has 6'027 foreign residents, a share of 36.73% (2025).
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