Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
549 50.2%
Men
544 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
251 23.0%
Swiss citizens
947 86.6%
Foreign residents
146 13.4%
Population density
324 pop./km²
0–19 · 251 · 23.0%20–64 · 635 · 58.1%65+ · 207 · 18.9%
Foreign residents 13.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +24 (+2.3%) · 9 births · 8 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 Wasseramt: 24.2% Yes
20.7% YesNo 79.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 25.9% Yes
27.8% YesNo 72.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.5% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 50.5% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.2% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.4% Yes
53.7% YesNo 46.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.4% Yes
50.1% YesNo 49.9%
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 Wasseramt: 24.0% Yes
16.9% YesNo 83.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 40.5% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 39.9% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP40.4% · strongest party
SVP40.4%
Mitte17.4%
FDP15.0%
SP12.4%
GLP6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier130%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
130%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 99 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'344 CHF(17.3%)
Rank 93 of 104 in the canton · 1972 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:17'344 CHF(~17.3%)
EtzikenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Etziken | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 8.2% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.7% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 12.7% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.2% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.4% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.3% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.3% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.2% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.8% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.6% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.3% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.1% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.5% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.7% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.8% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.7% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.4% | 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 1991–20201'074 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
523 m
Mean elevation
480 m
Relief
69 m
Mean slope
2.4°
Flat share
92.9%
South-facing
1.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 69 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
11.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'500
Per inhabitant
10'137 kWh/yr
11 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
30.16 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.61 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.24 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.16 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra Äusseres Wasseramt EAW
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
2.96 %
Second homes
8.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
507
Built before 194624.9%
Built since 200127.6%
2.96 %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
342
Workplaces
53
Services share
30.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (8.5%) · Secondary 210 (61.4%) · Tertiary 103 (30.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
8
Organic share
37.5 %
Farmland
183 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 municipalities1'093 #71 SO · #1400 CHGrowing municipalities2.3% #11 SO · #291 CHShrinking municipalities2.3% #94 SO · #1818 CHJobs per resident0.31 #52 SO · #1236 CHFamilies & children23% #3 SO · #307 CHAge structure18.9% #93 SO · #1459 CHWomen share50.2% #39 SO · #799 CHForeign residents13.4% #62 SO · #1414 CHPopulation density324/km² #48 SO · #731 CHTax burden17'344 #94 SO · #1973 CHTaxes130% #99 SOWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #51 SO · #1055 CHSunniest municipalities40% #91 SO · #1874 CHRainiest municipalities1'074 mm #79 SO · #1253 CHVoter turnout53.2% #58 SO · #1449 CHAgainst Switzerland11.8% #45 SO · #1114 CHAligned with Switzerland88.2% #31 SO · #338 CHSVP strongholds40.4% #8 SO · #642 CHSP strongholds12.4% #61 SO · #1235 CHCentre strongholds17.4% #59 SO · #674 CHFDP strongholds15% #58 SO · #821 CHGLP strongholds6.7% #30 SO · #813 CHGreen strongholds6.2% #62 SO · #1288 CHLargest by area3.4 km² #84 SO · #1809 CHHighest municipalities479 m #50 SO · #1323 CHSecond homes8.7% #63 SO · #1470 CHOrganic farming37.5% #11 SO · #219 CHBest-connected municipalities60 min #36 SO · #773 CHRemotest municipalities60 min #66 SO · #1333 CHHighest peaks523 m #76 SO · #1804 CHHighest-lying municipalities480 m #67 SO · #1533 CHGreatest vertical range69 m #87 SO · #1975 CHSteepest municipalities2.4° #86 SO · #1969 CHSolar potential11 GWh #68 SO · #1472 CHSolar potential per capita10'137 kWh #42 SO · #1046 CHCheapest electricity30.16 Rp./kWh #58 SO · #1808 CHMost expensive electricity30.16 Rp./kWh #45 SO · #297 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Etziken?
- The postal code of Etziken is 4554.
- What is the tax rate in Etziken?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Etziken is 130% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Etziken?
- A single person without children pays about 17'344 CHF income tax in Etziken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 93 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Etziken have?
- Etziken has 1'093 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Etziken?
- Etziken has 146 foreign residents, a share of 13.36% (2025).
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