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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'106 50.0%
Men
2'103 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'025 24.4%
Swiss citizens
3'455 82.1%
Foreign residents
754 17.9%
Population density
291 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'025 · 24.4%20–64 · 2'335 · 55.5%65+ · 849 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 17.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −7 (−0.2%) · 28 births · 46 deaths · net migration +16
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 Wahlkreis Wil: 34.2% Yes
33.1% YesNo 66.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 61.0% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 53.0% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 59.3% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 42.7% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 43.1% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 38.0% Yes
38.2% YesNo 61.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 73.9% Yes
73.1% YesNo 26.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP28.3% · strongest party
SVP28.3%
Mitte25.5%
SP11.8%
FDP11.2%
GRÜNE10.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier138%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
138%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 72 of 75 in canton St. Gallen
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'139 CHF(15.1%)
Rank 71 of 75 in the canton · 1028 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'139 CHF(~15.1%)
DegersheimCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeDegersheimSt. GallenSwitzerland median
40'0006.8%4.8–7.3%5.4%
50'0008.7%6.1–9.3%7.8%
60'00010.5%7.4–11.2%10.5%
70'00011.8%8.3–12.5%11.9%
80'00013%9.2–13.8%13.1%
90'00014%10–14.9%14.1%
100'00015.1%10.9–16.1%15.3%
110'00016.1%11.7–17.1%16.3%
120'00016.9%12.3–18%17.2%
130'00017.7%12.9–18.7%18.1%
140'00018.4%13.6–19.5%19%
150'00019.1%14.1–20.2%19.7%
175'00020.6%15.4–21.8%21.6%
200'00021.9%16.5–23.1%23.2%
225'00023%17.5–24.2%24.6%
250'00024%18.4–25.2%25.8%
275'00024.8%19.1–26.1%26.8%
300'00025.5%19.7–26.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'185 mm
8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'051 m
Mean elevation
806 m
Relief
416 m
Mean slope
11.2°
Flat share
17.3%
South-facing
12.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 416 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
34.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
46.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'600
Per inhabitant
8'171 kWh/yr
34 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 range H4
29.71–36.05 Rp./kWh
32.88 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG · Elektrogenossenschaft Moos-Dieselbach

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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
Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300516 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

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

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.22 %
Second homes
12.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
2'043
Built before 194640.0%
Built since 200114.5%
1.22 %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
1'847
Workplaces
272
Services share
49.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 116 (6.3%) · Secondary 819 (44.3%) · Tertiary 912 (49.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
41
Organic share
12.2 %
Farmland
883 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 93 min · Car 66 min
AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 26 min
Remoteness 47/75 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3401
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'209 #45 SG · #531 CHGrowing municipalities-0.2% #63 SG · #1517 CHShrinking municipalities-0.2% #13 SG · #591 CHJobs per resident0.44 #37 SG · #706 CHFamilies & children24.4% #8 SG · #129 CHAge structure20.2% #31 SG · #1211 CHWomen share50% #23 SG · #943 CHForeign residents17.9% #47 SG · #1048 CHPopulation density291/km² #37 SG · #795 CHTax burden15'139 #71 SG · #1028 CHTaxes138% #72 SGWarmest municipalities8.9 °C #48 SG · #1430 CHSunniest municipalities41.5% #41 SG · #1228 CHRainiest municipalities1'185 mm #44 SG · #728 CHVoter turnout54.7% #43 SG · #1274 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #42 SG · #698 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #35 SG · #747 CHSVP strongholds28.3% #71 SG · #1379 CHSP strongholds11.8% #20 SG · #1321 CHCentre strongholds25.5% #13 SG · #347 CHFDP strongholds11.2% #67 SG · #1249 CHGLP strongholds5.5% #24 SG · #1091 CHGreen strongholds10.1% #10 SG · #565 CHLargest by area14.5 km² #38 SG · #670 CHHighest municipalities814 m #12 SG · #403 CHSecond homes12.1% #29 SG · #884 CHOrganic farming12.2% #32 SG · #1072 CHBest-connected municipalities93 min #31 SG · #1609 CHRemotest municipalities93 min #47 SG · #498 CHHighest peaks1'051 m #32 SG · #698 CHHighest-lying municipalities806 m #22 SG · #607 CHGreatest vertical range416 m #37 SG · #796 CHSteepest municipalities11.2° #36 SG · #836 CHSolar potential34 GWh #51 SG · #581 CHSolar potential per capita8'171 kWh #43 SG · #1429 CHCheapest electricity32.88 Rp./kWh #55 SG · #2019 CHMost expensive electricity32.88 Rp./kWh #20 SG · #88 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Degersheim?
Degersheim has 3 postal codes: 9113, 9116, 9230.
What is the tax rate in Degersheim?
The municipal tax multiplier of Degersheim is 138% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Degersheim?
A single person without children pays about 15'139 CHF income tax in Degersheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Degersheim have?
Degersheim has 4'209 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Degersheim?
Degersheim has 754 foreign residents, a share of 17.91% (2025).

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