Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'233 50.6%
Men
2'180 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
922 20.9%
Swiss citizens
3'397 77.0%
Foreign residents
1'016 23.0%
Population density
590 pop./km²
0–19 · 922 · 20.9%20–64 · 2'411 · 54.6%65+ · 1'080 · 24.5%
Foreign residents 23.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +30 (+0.7%) · 38 births · 47 deaths · net migration +41
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 Vorderland: 28.7% Yes
30.6% YesNo 69.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 36.9% Yes
31.2% YesNo 68.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 56.4% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 54.7% Yes
49.4% YesNo 50.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 42.7% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
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 Vorderland: 24.1% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 45.2% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 46.1% Yes
36.2% YesNo 63.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 69.5% Yes
72.1% YesNo 27.9%
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 Vorderland: 52.8% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP42.1% · strongest party
FDP42.1%
SVP37.2%
Mitte19.3%
Übrige1.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier390%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
390%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 11 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'030 CHF(14%)
Rank 11 of 20 in the canton · 843 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'030 CHF(~14%)
HeidenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Heiden | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.4% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.8% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.2% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.3% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.3% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.9% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.3% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.6% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.1% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.3% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.4% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.2% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.8% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'161 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'032 m
Mean elevation
814 m
Relief
565 m
Mean slope
12.1°
Flat share
12.1%
South-facing
9.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 565 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
30.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
43.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'900
Per inhabitant
6'986 kWh/yr
31 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
31.43 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.77 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.76 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
31.43 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Heiden 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 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden (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
1.12 %
Second homes
14.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'317
Built before 194640.8%
Built since 200119.0%
1.12 %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
2'531
Workplaces
363
Services share
68.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 64 (2.5%) · Secondary 741 (29.3%) · Tertiary 1'726 (68.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
29
Organic share
24.1 %
Farmland
417 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 municipalities4'413 #4 AR · #509 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #11 AR · #980 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #10 AR · #1129 CHJobs per resident0.57 #3 AR · #382 CHFamilies & children20.9% #12 AR · #849 CHAge structure24.5% #4 AR · #461 CHWomen share50.6% #5 AR · #582 CHForeign residents23% #4 AR · #653 CHPopulation density590/km² #3 AR · #438 CHTax burden14'030 #11 AR · #843 CHTaxes390% #11 ARWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #2 AR · #336 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #15 AR · #1688 CHRainiest municipalities1'161 mm #17 AR · #790 CHVoter turnout57.5% #14 AR · #883 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #14 AR · #1177 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #2 AR · #298 CHSVP strongholds37.2% #16 AR · #827 CHCentre strongholds19.3% #4 AR · #567 CHFDP strongholds42.1% #6 AR · #16 CHLargest by area7.5 km² #10 AR · #1200 CHHighest municipalities802 m #16 AR · #423 CHSecond homes14.6% #14 AR · #609 CHOrganic farming24.1% #8 AR · #501 CHBest-connected municipalities133 min #17 AR · #1998 CHRemotest municipalities133 min #4 AR · #111 CHHighest peaks1'032 m #13 AR · #711 CHHighest-lying municipalities814 m #14 AR · #603 CHGreatest vertical range565 m #3 AR · #641 CHSteepest municipalities12.1° #20 AR · #763 CHSolar potential31 GWh #3 AR · #650 CHSolar potential per capita6'986 kWh #16 AR · #1679 CHCheapest electricity31.43 Rp./kWh #19 AR · #1963 CHMost expensive electricity31.43 Rp./kWh #2 AR · #144 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Heiden?
- Heiden has 5 postal codes: 9036, 9038, 9410, 9413, 9427.
- What is the tax rate in Heiden?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Heiden is 390% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Heiden?
- A single person without children pays about 14'030 CHF income tax in Heiden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Heiden have?
- Heiden has 4'413 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Heiden?
- Heiden has 1'016 foreign residents, a share of 23.02% (2025).
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