Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'860 49.0%
Men
2'980 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'189 20.4%
Swiss citizens
4'151 71.1%
Foreign residents
1'689 28.9%
Population density
1'034 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'189 · 20.4%20–64 · 3'445 · 59.0%65+ · 1'206 · 20.7%
Foreign residents 28.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +33 (+0.6%) · 50 births · 46 deaths · net migration +23
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 Baden: 26.5% Yes
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 24.4% Yes
25.9% YesNo 74.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 53.5% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 43.1% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.1%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 45.4% Yes
44.2% YesNo 55.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 49.2% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 54.5% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.3%
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 Baden: 26.8% Yes
24.4% YesNo 75.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 38.7% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 32.5% Yes
33.2% YesNo 66.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.9% · strongest party
SVP29.9%
SP19.0%
FDP14.9%
Mitte13.2%
GLP9.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier105%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
105%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 80 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'792 CHF(12.8%)
Rank 77 of 196 in the canton · 463 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'792 CHF(~12.8%)
GebenstorfCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Gebenstorf | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.8% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.9% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.7% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.8% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.7% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.5% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.2% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.9% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.6% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.8% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.9% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.8% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.6% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'007 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
564 m
Mean elevation
427 m
Relief
237 m
Mean slope
8.7°
Flat share
38.5%
South-facing
9.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 237 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
31.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
41.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'100
Per inhabitant
5'449 kWh/yr
32 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
28.57 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.75 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.08 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3 Rp./kWh
28.57 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EV Gebenstorf 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 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
0.18 %
Second homes
6.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'767
Built before 194618.8%
Built since 200130.5%
0.18 %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
1'766
Workplaces
307
Services share
67.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 34 (1.9%) · Secondary 545 (30.9%) · Tertiary 1'187 (67.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
143 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 municipalities5'840 #35 AG · #356 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #108 AG · #1059 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #89 AG · #1053 CHJobs per resident0.3 #94 AG · #1292 CHFamilies & children20.4% #94 AG · #1013 CHAge structure20.7% #64 AG · #1099 CHWomen share49% #122 AG · #1520 CHForeign residents28.9% #46 AG · #352 CHPopulation density1'034/km² #30 AG · #213 CHTax burden12'792 #80 AG · #466 CHTaxes105% #80 AGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #30 AG · #416 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #108 AG · #1825 CHRainiest municipalities1'007 mm #175 AG · #1590 CHVoter turnout53.2% #130 AG · #1456 CHAgainst Switzerland6.9% #153 AG · #1379 CHAligned with Switzerland93.1% #12 AG · #105 CHSVP strongholds29.9% #178 AG · #1276 CHSP strongholds19% #20 AG · #541 CHCentre strongholds13.2% #80 AG · #948 CHFDP strongholds14.9% #36 AG · #835 CHGLP strongholds9.5% #41 AG · #377 CHGreen strongholds7.4% #36 AG · #1004 CHLargest by area5.7 km² #103 AG · #1441 CHHighest municipalities434 m #95 AG · #1674 CHSecond homes6.9% #136 AG · #1836 CHOrganic farming10% #96 AG · #1228 CHBest-connected municipalities50 min #19 AG · #474 CHRemotest municipalities50 min #176 AG · #1642 CHHighest peaks564 m #128 AG · #1670 CHHighest-lying municipalities427 m #136 AG · #1878 CHGreatest vertical range237 m #80 AG · #1194 CHSteepest municipalities8.7° #67 AG · #1047 CHSolar potential32 GWh #58 AG · #633 CHSolar potential per capita5'449 kWh #175 AG · #1907 CHCheapest electricity28.57 Rp./kWh #115 AG · #1409 CHMost expensive electricity28.57 Rp./kWh #81 AG · #697 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Gebenstorf?
- The postal code of Gebenstorf is 5412.
- What is the tax rate in Gebenstorf?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Gebenstorf is 105% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Gebenstorf?
- A single person without children pays about 12'792 CHF income tax in Gebenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Gebenstorf have?
- Gebenstorf has 5'840 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Gebenstorf?
- Gebenstorf has 1'689 foreign residents, a share of 28.92% (2025).
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