Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'471 48.5%
Men
1'563 51.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
662 21.8%
Swiss citizens
2'638 87.0%
Foreign residents
396 13.1%
Population density
247 pop./km²
0–19 · 662 · 21.8%20–64 · 1'789 · 59.0%65+ · 583 · 19.2%
Foreign residents 13.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.1%) · 26 births · 22 deaths · net migration −3
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 Münchwilen: 21.9% Yes
22.4% YesNo 77.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 38.0% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 61.3% Yes
63.7% YesNo 36.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 59.8% Yes
63.1% YesNo 36.9%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 56.7% Yes
58.3% YesNo 41.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 37.1% Yes
33.2% YesNo 66.8%
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 Münchwilen: 17.6% Yes
16.2% YesNo 83.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 45.8% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 41.0% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 70.8% Yes
70.6% YesNo 29.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.3% · strongest party
SVP43.3%
Mitte25.0%
FDP8.7%
GRÜNE7.0%
SP5.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier150%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
150%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 52 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'390 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 50 of 80 in the canton · 658 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:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)
Bichelsee-BalterswilCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bichelsee-Balterswil | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.8% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.5% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.2% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.9% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.6% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.5% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.2% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'242 mm
8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
839 m
Mean elevation
647 m
Relief
282 m
Mean slope
12.1°
Flat share
25.7%
South-facing
19.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 282 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
29.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
38.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'500
Per inhabitant
9'624 kWh/yr
29 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
26.85 Rp./kWh
Energy
11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.22 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
26.85 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil
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
1.42 %
Second homes
8.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
1'411
Built before 194623.3%
Built since 200128.9%
1.42 %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
894
Workplaces
211
Services share
53.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 85 (9.5%) · Secondary 329 (36.8%) · Tertiary 480 (53.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
33
Organic share
3 %
Farmland
560 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 · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'034 #33 TG · #723 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #62 TG · #1338 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #19 TG · #773 CHJobs per resident0.29 #72 TG · #1347 CHFamilies & children21.8% #24 TG · #591 CHAge structure19.2% #43 TG · #1403 CHWomen share48.5% #63 TG · #1719 CHForeign residents13.1% #65 TG · #1451 CHPopulation density247/km² #41 TG · #894 CHTax burden13'390 #50 TG · #658 CHTaxes150% #52 TGWarmest municipalities8.9 °C #74 TG · #1435 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #9 TG · #1581 CHRainiest municipalities1'242 mm #2 TG · #600 CHVoter turnout54.9% #57 TG · #1231 CHAgainst Switzerland21.6% #29 TG · #423 CHAligned with Switzerland78.4% #42 TG · #1044 CHSVP strongholds43.3% #43 TG · #481 CHSP strongholds5% #71 TG · #1938 CHCentre strongholds25% #1 TG · #356 CHFDP strongholds8.7% #43 TG · #1532 CHGLP strongholds4.3% #67 TG · #1352 CHGreen strongholds7% #57 TG · #1110 CHLargest by area12.3 km² #24 TG · #792 CHHighest municipalities601 m #6 TG · #818 CHSecond homes8.7% #59 TG · #1468 CHOrganic farming3% #73 TG · #1577 CHBest-connected municipalities76 min #10 TG · #1266 CHRemotest municipalities76 min #70 TG · #863 CHHighest peaks839 m #2 TG · #927 CHHighest-lying municipalities647 m #4 TG · #893 CHGreatest vertical range282 m #8 TG · #1042 CHSteepest municipalities12.1° #2 TG · #767 CHSolar potential29 GWh #35 TG · #699 CHSolar potential per capita9'624 kWh #50 TG · #1136 CHCheapest electricity26.85 Rp./kWh #13 TG · #1089 CHMost expensive electricity26.85 Rp./kWh #67 TG · #1019 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bichelsee-Balterswil?
- Bichelsee-Balterswil has 2 postal codes: 8362, 8363.
- What is the tax rate in Bichelsee-Balterswil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bichelsee-Balterswil is 150% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bichelsee-Balterswil?
- A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Bichelsee-Balterswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bichelsee-Balterswil have?
- Bichelsee-Balterswil has 3'034 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bichelsee-Balterswil?
- Bichelsee-Balterswil has 396 foreign residents, a share of 13.05% (2025).
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