Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'031 48.6%
Men
1'090 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
481 22.7%
Swiss citizens
1'850 87.2%
Foreign residents
271 12.8%
Population density
170 pop./km²
0–19 · 481 · 22.7%20–64 · 1'251 · 59.0%65+ · 389 · 18.3%
Foreign residents 12.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +17 (+0.8%) · 25 births · 8 deaths · net migration +5
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 Weinfelden: 21.7% Yes
21.5% YesNo 78.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 39.6% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
67.9% YesNo 32.1%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.7%
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 Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
14.9% YesNo 85.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 70.4% Yes
69.6% YesNo 30.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP50.6% · strongest party
SVP50.6%
Mitte15.4%
FDP6.7%
GRÜNE5.5%
EDU5.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier150%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
150%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 53 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'390 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 50 of 80 in the canton · 658 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:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)
Hauptwil-GottshausCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hauptwil-Gottshaus | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.8% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.5% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.2% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.9% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.6% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.5% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.2% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'055 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
621 m
Mean elevation
554 m
Relief
150 m
Mean slope
6.6°
Flat share
46.7%
South-facing
8.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 150 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
25 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
33.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'500
Per inhabitant
11'768 kWh/yr
25 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
33.32–41.05 Rp./kWh
37.18 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Technische Gemeindebetriebe Hauptwil-Gottshaus, Elektrizitätsversorgung · Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell
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 · 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
1.33 %
Second homes
13.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
977
Built before 194639.2%
Built since 200116.8%
1.33 %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
599
Workplaces
182
Services share
49.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 133 (22.2%) · Secondary 170 (28.4%) · Tertiary 296 (49.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
45
Organic share
13.3 %
Farmland
828 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 municipalities2'121 #43 TG · #933 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #45 TG · #899 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #36 TG · #1215 CHJobs per resident0.28 #73 TG · #1394 CHFamilies & children22.7% #12 TG · #379 CHAge structure18.3% #61 TG · #1591 CHWomen share48.6% #56 TG · #1685 CHForeign residents12.8% #66 TG · #1469 CHPopulation density170/km² #53 TG · #1131 CHTax burden13'390 #52 TG · #662 CHTaxes150% #53 TGWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #43 TG · #998 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #33 TG · #2003 CHRainiest municipalities1'055 mm #11 TG · #1353 CHVoter turnout55.3% #54 TG · #1178 CHAgainst Switzerland29.4% #10 TG · #85 CHAligned with Switzerland70.6% #62 TG · #1380 CHSVP strongholds50.6% #22 TG · #221 CHSP strongholds4.4% #77 TG · #1965 CHCentre strongholds15.4% #33 TG · #808 CHFDP strongholds6.7% #60 TG · #1734 CHGLP strongholds5% #52 TG · #1208 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #72 TG · #1449 CHLargest by area12.5 km² #22 TG · #773 CHHighest municipalities550 m #15 TG · #1004 CHSecond homes13.2% #14 TG · #752 CHOrganic farming13.3% #45 TG · #994 CHBest-connected municipalities102 min #65 TG · #1732 CHRemotest municipalities102 min #15 TG · #376 CHHighest peaks621 m #37 TG · #1457 CHHighest-lying municipalities554 m #15 TG · #1199 CHGreatest vertical range150 m #52 TG · #1593 CHSteepest municipalities6.6° #13 TG · #1309 CHSolar potential25 GWh #44 TG · #840 CHSolar potential per capita11'768 kWh #34 TG · #782 CHCheapest electricity37.18 Rp./kWh #77 TG · #2100 CHMost expensive electricity37.18 Rp./kWh #3 TG · #7 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hauptwil-Gottshaus?
- Hauptwil-Gottshaus has 3 postal codes: 9213, 9220, 9225.
- What is the tax rate in Hauptwil-Gottshaus?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hauptwil-Gottshaus is 150% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hauptwil-Gottshaus?
- A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Hauptwil-Gottshaus on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hauptwil-Gottshaus have?
- Hauptwil-Gottshaus has 2'121 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hauptwil-Gottshaus?
- Hauptwil-Gottshaus has 271 foreign residents, a share of 12.78% (2025).
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