Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'964 52.2%
Men
1'797 47.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
812 21.6%
Swiss citizens
3'059 81.3%
Foreign residents
702 18.7%
Population density
424 pop./km²
0–19 · 812 · 21.6%20–64 · 2'173 · 57.8%65+ · 776 · 20.6%
Foreign residents 18.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +25 (+0.7%) · 26 births · 42 deaths · net migration +38
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
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 56.5% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 53.3% Yes
53.8% YesNo 46.2%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 58.9% Yes
58.3% YesNo 41.7%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 59.1% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 50.6% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
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 Gösgen: 23.5% Yes
22.7% YesNo 77.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 41.8% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Gösgen: 39.0% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP33.0% · strongest party
SVP33.0%
Mitte20.2%
SP13.9%
FDP10.9%
GRÜNE9.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
110%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 16 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'009 CHF(16%)
Rank 16 of 104 in the canton · 1272 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF
100'000 CHF:16'009 CHF(~16%)
ErlinsbachCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Erlinsbach | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.5% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.8% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.6% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.1% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.2% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.9% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.6% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.3% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.1% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.8% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.4% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.8% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.1% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 25.9% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.6% | 22.5–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'113 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
960 m
Mean elevation
510 m
Relief
596 m
Mean slope
10.2°
Flat share
32.0%
South-facing
20.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 596 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
26.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
34.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'800
Per inhabitant
6'980 kWh/yr
26 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
25.36 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
25.36 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Eniwa 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 300606 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 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 Solothurn (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
1.71 %
Second homes
8.3 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
1'808
Built before 194623.1%
Built since 200125.6%
1.71 %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
710
Workplaces
181
Services share
82.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 45 (6.3%) · Secondary 82 (11.5%) · Tertiary 583 (82.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
16
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
348 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 municipalities3'761 #23 SO · #597 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #47 SO · #988 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #59 SO · #1122 CHJobs per resident0.19 #82 SO · #1822 CHFamilies & children21.6% #11 SO · #632 CHAge structure20.6% #74 SO · #1119 CHWomen share52.2% #4 SO · #107 CHForeign residents18.7% #36 SO · #973 CHPopulation density424/km² #37 SO · #582 CHTax burden16'009 #17 SO · #1273 CHTaxes110% #16 SOWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #49 SO · #1053 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #78 SO · #1803 CHRainiest municipalities1'113 mm #48 SO · #1030 CHVoter turnout51.3% #67 SO · #1560 CHAgainst Switzerland6% #69 SO · #1405 CHAligned with Switzerland94% #6 SO · #55 CHSVP strongholds33% #48 SO · #1099 CHSP strongholds13.9% #51 SO · #1061 CHCentre strongholds20.2% #42 SO · #511 CHFDP strongholds10.9% #96 SO · #1281 CHGLP strongholds7.3% #22 SO · #698 CHGreen strongholds9.9% #26 SO · #589 CHLargest by area8.9 km² #25 SO · #1056 CHHighest municipalities423 m #89 SO · #1750 CHSecond homes8.3% #71 SO · #1553 CHOrganic farming25% #20 SO · #447 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #83 SO · #1151 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #23 SO · #960 CHHighest peaks960 m #27 SO · #763 CHHighest-lying municipalities510 m #54 SO · #1384 CHGreatest vertical range596 m #18 SO · #616 CHSteepest municipalities10.2° #45 SO · #906 CHSolar potential26 GWh #32 SO · #787 CHSolar potential per capita6'980 kWh #86 SO · #1680 CHCheapest electricity25.36 Rp./kWh #21 SO · #493 CHMost expensive electricity25.36 Rp./kWh #83 SO · #1598 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Erlinsbach?
- Erlinsbach has 2 postal codes: 5015, 5017.
- What is the tax rate in Erlinsbach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Erlinsbach is 110% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Erlinsbach?
- A single person without children pays about 16'009 CHF income tax in Erlinsbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Erlinsbach have?
- Erlinsbach has 3'761 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Erlinsbach?
- Erlinsbach has 702 foreign residents, a share of 18.67% (2025).
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