Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'697 50.4%
Men
2'656 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'130 21.1%
Swiss citizens
4'427 82.7%
Foreign residents
926 17.3%
Population density
123 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'130 · 21.1%20–64 · 2'868 · 53.6%65+ · 1'355 · 25.3%
Foreign residents 17.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +30 (+0.6%) · 53 births · 56 deaths · net migration +21
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 Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 20.6% Yes
23.6% YesNo 76.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 45.3% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 61.9% Yes
57.8% YesNo 42.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 64.3% Yes
60.1% YesNo 39.9%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 47.2% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 34.6% Yes
35.6% YesNo 64.4%
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 Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 17.4% Yes
21.0% YesNo 79.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 49.3% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 46.3% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 72.0% Yes
71.7% YesNo 28.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.7% · strongest party
SVP43.7%
FDP13.7%
Mitte12.5%
SP12.1%
GRÜNE7.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier139%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
139%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 73 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'195 CHF(15.2%)
Rank 73 of 75 in the canton · 1036 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
100'000 CHF:15'195 CHF(~15.2%)
Ebnat-KappelCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Ebnat-Kappel | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.9% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.8% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.5% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.8% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.1% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.2% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.2% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.7% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.5% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.2% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20.7% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23.1% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 24.1% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.9% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25.5% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'861 mm
7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'866 m
Mean elevation
995 m
Relief
1'249 m
Mean slope
16.9°
Flat share
8.8%
South-facing
17.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'249 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
48 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
68.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'700
Per inhabitant
8'961 kWh/yr
48 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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.97 %
Second homes
17.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
2'877
Built before 194643.2%
Built since 200115.3%
0.97 %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
2'317
Workplaces
373
Services share
46.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 181 (7.8%) · Secondary 1'064 (45.9%) · Tertiary 1'072 (46.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
70
Organic share
5.7 %
Farmland
1'501 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 municipalities5'353 #37 SG · #399 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #38 SG · #1067 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #38 SG · #1044 CHJobs per resident0.43 #39 SG · #736 CHFamilies & children21.1% #39 SG · #784 CHAge structure25.3% #4 SG · #370 CHWomen share50.4% #12 SG · #690 CHForeign residents17.3% #49 SG · #1103 CHPopulation density123/km² #61 SG · #1351 CHTax burden15'195 #73 SG · #1036 CHTaxes139% #73 SGWarmest municipalities7 °C #66 SG · #1853 CHSunniest municipalities43.3% #29 SG · #969 CHRainiest municipalities1'861 mm #12 SG · #53 CHVoter turnout57.1% #29 SG · #939 CHAgainst Switzerland28.4% #13 SG · #103 CHAligned with Switzerland71.6% #62 SG · #1354 CHSVP strongholds43.7% #15 SG · #464 CHSP strongholds12.1% #17 SG · #1285 CHCentre strongholds12.5% #72 SG · #1006 CHFDP strongholds13.7% #41 SG · #962 CHGLP strongholds3.2% #67 SG · #1549 CHGreen strongholds7% #33 SG · #1102 CHLargest by area43.6 km² #14 SG · #204 CHHighest municipalities630 m #25 SG · #738 CHSecond homes17.6% #7 SG · #420 CHOrganic farming5.7% #55 SG · #1497 CHBest-connected municipalities98 min #34 SG · #1677 CHRemotest municipalities98 min #41 SG · #428 CHHighest peaks1'866 m #18 SG · #378 CHHighest-lying municipalities995 m #14 SG · #422 CHGreatest vertical range1'249 m #20 SG · #400 CHSteepest municipalities16.9° #18 SG · #496 CHSolar potential48 GWh #35 SG · #354 CHSolar potential per capita8'961 kWh #31 SG · #1267 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Ebnat-Kappel?
- Ebnat-Kappel has 3 postal codes: 9633, 9642, 9643.
- What is the tax rate in Ebnat-Kappel?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Ebnat-Kappel is 139% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Ebnat-Kappel?
- A single person without children pays about 15'195 CHF income tax in Ebnat-Kappel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 73 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Ebnat-Kappel have?
- Ebnat-Kappel has 5'353 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Ebnat-Kappel?
- Ebnat-Kappel has 926 foreign residents, a share of 17.3% (2025).
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