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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'844 49.7%
Men
1'867 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
687 18.5%
Swiss citizens
3'023 81.5%
Foreign residents
688 18.5%
Population density
644 pop./km²
0–19 · 687 · 18.5%20–64 · 2'183 · 58.8%65+ · 841 · 22.7%
Foreign residents 18.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −8 (−0.2%) · 24 births · 32 deaths · net migration +10
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 Kulm: 41.0% Yes
35.5% YesNo 64.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 61.0% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 66.5% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 36.9% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 65.8% Yes
58.9% YesNo 41.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 42.2% Yes
46.0% YesNo 54.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 51.6% Yes
45.2% YesNo 54.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 48.0% Yes
40.1% YesNo 59.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP38.0% · strongest party
SVP38.0%
SP17.3%
FDP12.0%
GRÜNE9.3%
Mitte7.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier99%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
99%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 55 of 196 in canton Aargau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'472 CHF(12.5%)
Rank 49 of 196 in the canton · 393 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'472 CHF(~12.5%)
Beinwil am SeeCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeBeinwil am SeeAargauSwitzerland median
40'0005%3.8–5.6%5.4%
50'0006.8%5.2–7.7%7.8%
60'0008.3%6.4–9.3%10.5%
70'0009.6%7.4–10.7%11.9%
80'00010.6%8.2–11.9%13.1%
90'00011.4%8.9–12.8%14.1%
100'00012.5%9.8–14%15.3%
110'00013.4%10.5–14.9%16.3%
120'00014.1%11.2–15.8%17.2%
130'00014.8%11.7–16.5%18.1%
140'00015.5%12.4–17.3%19%
150'00016.2%13–18%19.7%
175'00017.8%14.4–19.7%21.6%
200'00019.1%15.5–21.1%23.2%
225'00020.4%16.6–22.4%24.6%
250'00021.5%17.6–23.6%25.8%
275'00022.4%18.4–24.5%26.8%
300'00023.1%19.1–25.3%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 1991–20201'099 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
660 m
Mean elevation
504 m
Relief
211 m
Mean slope
5.7°
Flat share
48.2%
South-facing
0.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 211 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
26.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
35.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'000
Per inhabitant
7'235 kWh/yr
27 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
27.38 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.2 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
27.38 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EWS 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
Standard model, deductible 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
1.79 %
Second homes
10.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'899
Built before 194633.5%
Built since 200134.1%
1.79 %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
981
Workplaces
268
Services share
78.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (2.0%) · Secondary 193 (19.7%) · Tertiary 768 (78.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
9
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
170 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 77 min · Car 64 min
AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 9 min
Remoteness 32/196 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4131
DistrictBezirk Kulm
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'711 #70 AG · #607 CHGrowing municipalities-0.2% #160 AG · #1539 CHShrinking municipalities-0.2% #37 AG · #573 CHJobs per resident0.26 #119 AG · #1484 CHFamilies & children18.5% #160 AG · #1579 CHAge structure22.7% #35 AG · #731 CHWomen share49.7% #81 AG · #1144 CHForeign residents18.5% #132 AG · #990 CHPopulation density644/km² #60 AG · #401 CHTax burden12'472 #49 AG · #393 CHTaxes99% #55 AGWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #141 AG · #900 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #27 AG · #1505 CHRainiest municipalities1'099 mm #81 AG · #1110 CHVoter turnout56.2% #87 AG · #1066 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #131 AG · #1245 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #36 AG · #256 CHSVP strongholds38% #133 AG · #770 CHSP strongholds17.3% #36 AG · #710 CHCentre strongholds7.5% #168 AG · #1506 CHFDP strongholds12% #90 AG · #1151 CHGLP strongholds7% #103 AG · #760 CHGreen strongholds9.3% #13 AG · #669 CHLargest by area5.8 km² #99 AG · #1425 CHHighest municipalities520 m #35 AG · #1123 CHSecond homes10.7% #30 AG · #1097 CHOrganic farming11.1% #90 AG · #1147 CHBest-connected municipalities77 min #165 AG · #1287 CHRemotest municipalities77 min #32 AG · #832 CHHighest peaks660 m #70 AG · #1331 CHHighest-lying municipalities504 m #70 AG · #1404 CHGreatest vertical range211 m #104 AG · #1309 CHSteepest municipalities5.7° #130 AG · #1449 CHSolar potential27 GWh #74 AG · #770 CHSolar potential per capita7'235 kWh #139 AG · #1632 CHCheapest electricity27.38 Rp./kWh #96 AG · #1167 CHMost expensive electricity27.38 Rp./kWh #101 AG · #940 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Beinwil am See?
The postal code of Beinwil am See is 5712.
What is the tax rate in Beinwil am See?
The municipal tax multiplier of Beinwil am See is 99% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Beinwil am See?
A single person without children pays about 12'472 CHF income tax in Beinwil am See on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Beinwil am See have?
Beinwil am See has 3'711 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Beinwil am See?
Beinwil am See has 688 foreign residents, a share of 18.54% (2025).

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