Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'900 50.0%
Men
1'899 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
665 17.5%
Swiss citizens
2'566 67.5%
Foreign residents
1'233 32.5%
Population density
363 pop./km²
0–19 · 665 · 17.5%20–64 · 2'220 · 58.4%65+ · 914 · 24.1%
Foreign residents 32.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +19 (+0.5%) · 26 births · 35 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 Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 27.4% Yes
25.5% YesNo 74.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 33.5% Yes
30.9% YesNo 69.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 56.4% Yes
58.6% YesNo 41.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 48.8% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 58.8% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.1% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
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 Kreuzlingen: 23.7% Yes
23.0% YesNo 77.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.4% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 39.6% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 71.5% Yes
68.5% YesNo 31.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.5% · strongest party
SVP35.5%
FDP17.0%
GRÜNE13.9%
SP11.4%
Mitte10.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier111%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
111%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 4 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'629 CHF(11.6%)
Rank 4 of 80 in the canton · 236 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:11'629 CHF(~11.6%)
ErmatingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Ermatingen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.3% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.4% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.2% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.8% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.6% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.4% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.6% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.8% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.1% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.3% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.4% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.3% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.1% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.8% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020869 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
612 m
Mean elevation
490 m
Relief
216 m
Mean slope
5.7°
Flat share
56.4%
South-facing
1.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 216 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
29.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
38.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'600
Per inhabitant
7'797 kWh/yr
30 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
30.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.65 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einheitsgemeinde Ermatingen, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
2.12 %
Second homes
13.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'026
Built before 194627.5%
Built since 200133.3%
2.12 %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
1'131
Workplaces
330
Services share
71.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 49 (4.3%) · Secondary 273 (24.1%) · Tertiary 809 (71.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
18
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
300 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 municipalities3'799 #22 TG · #588 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #53 TG · #1104 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #28 TG · #1007 CHJobs per resident0.3 #67 TG · #1297 CHFamilies & children17.5% #75 TG · #1746 CHAge structure24.1% #8 TG · #509 CHWomen share50% #19 TG · #956 CHForeign residents32.5% #12 TG · #219 CHPopulation density363/km² #29 TG · #661 CHTax burden11'629 #4 TG · #236 CHTaxes111% #4 TGWarmest municipalities10 °C #14 TG · #544 CHSunniest municipalities39.4% #52 TG · #2060 CHRainiest municipalities869 mm #76 TG · #1995 CHVoter turnout61.1% #17 TG · #491 CHAgainst Switzerland7.9% #66 TG · #1306 CHAligned with Switzerland92.1% #4 TG · #153 CHSVP strongholds35.5% #69 TG · #941 CHSP strongholds11.4% #13 TG · #1369 CHCentre strongholds10.2% #75 TG · #1185 CHFDP strongholds17% #5 TG · #658 CHGLP strongholds4.9% #55 TG · #1229 CHGreen strongholds13.9% #2 TG · #193 CHLargest by area10.5 km² #42 TG · #923 CHHighest municipalities517 m #23 TG · #1133 CHSecond homes13.5% #12 TG · #721 CHOrganic farming11.1% #55 TG · #1153 CHBest-connected municipalities102 min #66 TG · #1733 CHRemotest municipalities102 min #16 TG · #377 CHHighest peaks612 m #42 TG · #1488 CHHighest-lying municipalities490 m #42 TG · #1479 CHGreatest vertical range216 m #28 TG · #1288 CHSteepest municipalities5.7° #24 TG · #1452 CHSolar potential30 GWh #33 TG · #689 CHSolar potential per capita7'797 kWh #66 TG · #1512 CHCheapest electricity30.09 Rp./kWh #43 TG · #1804 CHMost expensive electricity30.09 Rp./kWh #37 TG · #303 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Ermatingen?
- Ermatingen has 2 postal codes: 8272, 8273.
- What is the tax rate in Ermatingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Ermatingen is 111% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Ermatingen?
- A single person without children pays about 11'629 CHF income tax in Ermatingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Ermatingen have?
- Ermatingen has 3'799 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Ermatingen?
- Ermatingen has 1'233 foreign residents, a share of 32.46% (2025).
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