Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
591 50.8%
Men
572 49.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
157 13.5%
Swiss citizens
1'010 86.8%
Foreign residents
153 13.2%
Population density
9 pop./km²
0–19 · 157 · 13.5%20–64 · 599 · 51.5%65+ · 407 · 35.0%
Foreign residents 13.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +14 (+1.2%) · 9 births · 8 deaths · net migration +16
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 Goms: 16.7% Yes
17.7% YesNo 82.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 30.3% Yes
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 58.8% Yes
62.6% YesNo 37.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 48.9% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 36.8% Yes
38.7% YesNo 61.3%
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 Goms: 17.3% Yes
18.7% YesNo 81.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 38.5% Yes
35.2% YesNo 64.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 35.9% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 73.7% Yes
70.0% YesNo 30.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 40.3% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte54.0% · strongest party
Mitte54.0%
SVP27.7%
SP6.9%
GRÜNE6.9%
FDP2.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
110%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 25 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'332 CHF(14.3%)
Rank 24 of 122 in the canton · 885 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 15'413 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Bister VS 13'690 CHF · most expensive Grächen 17'302 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'332 CHF(~14.3%)
GomsCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Goms | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.4% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.3% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.3% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.5% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.6% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.7% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.8% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.9% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.6% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.7% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.9% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.8% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.6% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.3% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.8 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'239 mm
3.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'498 m
Mean elevation
2'160 m
Relief
2'306 m
Mean slope
29°
Flat share
3.3%
South-facing
22.9%
Above 2000 m
61.8%
Relief 2'306 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
37.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
57.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'400
Per inhabitant
32'451 kWh/yr
38 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 range H4
24.64–26.91 Rp./kWh
25.77 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektrizitätswerk Obergoms AG · EnBAG Netze AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300522 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Valais. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Valais (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
2.16 %
Second homes
76.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
2'364
Built before 194641.9%
Built since 20019.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
2.16 %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
681
Workplaces
135
Services share
58.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 112 (16.4%) · Secondary 172 (25.3%) · Tertiary 397 (58.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
27
Organic share
55.6 %
Farmland
1'062 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 municipalities1'163 #66 VS · #1348 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #48 VS · #676 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #75 VS · #1436 CHJobs per resident0.59 #21 VS · #363 CHFamilies & children13.5% #108 VS · #2036 CHAge structure35% #5 VS · #29 CHWomen share50.8% #17 VS · #515 CHForeign residents13.2% #83 VS · #1440 CHPopulation density9/km² #105 VS · #2046 CHTax burden14'332 #24 VS · #885 CHTaxes110% #25 VSWarmest municipalities3.8 °C #112 VS · #2034 CHSunniest municipalities49.6% #117 VS · #253 CHRainiest municipalities1'239 mm #11 VS · #609 CHVoter turnout57.5% #30 VS · #891 CHAgainst Switzerland13.9% #69 VS · #966 CHAligned with Switzerland86.1% #3 VS · #498 CHSVP strongholds27.7% #47 VS · #1419 CHSP strongholds6.9% #80 VS · #1805 CHCentre strongholds54% #28 VS · #55 CHFDP strongholds2.9% #86 VS · #1988 CHGLP strongholds1.2% #80 VS · #1912 CHGreen strongholds6.9% #52 VS · #1130 CHLargest by area129.6 km² #9 VS · #46 CHSecond homes76.6% #6 VS · #20 CHOrganic farming55.6% #10 VS · #94 CHBest-connected municipalities158 min #119 VS · #2071 CHRemotest municipalities158 min #4 VS · #42 CHHighest peaks3'498 m #30 VS · #44 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'160 m #30 VS · #60 CHGreatest vertical range2'306 m #62 VS · #125 CHSteepest municipalities29° #46 VS · #126 CHSolar potential38 GWh #30 VS · #514 CHSolar potential per capita32'451 kWh #9 VS · #32 CHCheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #60 VS · #785 CHMost expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #63 VS · #1322 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 9Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Goms?
- Goms has 3 postal codes: 3985, 3989, 3998.
- What is the tax rate in Goms?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Goms is 110% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Goms?
- A single person without children pays about 14'332 CHF income tax in Goms on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Goms have?
- Goms has 1'163 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Goms?
- Goms has 153 foreign residents, a share of 13.16% (2025).
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