Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
684 48.9%
Men
715 51.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
300 21.4%
Swiss citizens
1'073 76.7%
Foreign residents
326 23.3%
Population density
397 pop./km²
0–19 · 300 · 21.4%20–64 · 916 · 65.5%65+ · 183 · 13.1%
Foreign residents 23.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +12 (+0.9%) · 16 births · 3 deaths · net migration +3
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 Lenzburg: 25.6% Yes
22.7% YesNo 77.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 31.6% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 56.9% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 54.0% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 42.3% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 60.2% Yes
46.8% YesNo 53.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 48.8% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
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 Lenzburg: 22.8% Yes
26.0% YesNo 74.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 44.0% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 37.2% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.4% · strongest party
SVP42.4%
SP14.8%
Mitte13.0%
FDP8.4%
GLP7.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier125%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
125%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 192 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'859 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 190 of 196 in the canton · 795 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:13'859 CHF(~13.9%)
HendschikenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hendschiken | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.6% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.6% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.3% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.8% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.7% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.4% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.2% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.9% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.6% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.3% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.4% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25.2% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
532 m
Mean elevation
430 m
Relief
135 m
Mean slope
4.3°
Flat share
72.0%
South-facing
4.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 135 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
13.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'100
Per inhabitant
9'900 kWh/yr
14 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
29.86 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.37 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.24 Rp./kWh
29.86 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator AEW Energie 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
0.8 %
Second homes
5.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
627
Built before 194623.6%
Built since 200141.0%
0.8 %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
506
Workplaces
90
Services share
81.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (4.7%) · Secondary 69 (13.6%) · Tertiary 413 (81.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
155 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 municipalities1'399 #141 AG · #1225 CHGrowing municipalities0.9% #89 AG · #865 CHShrinking municipalities0.9% #108 AG · #1245 CHJobs per resident0.36 #75 AG · #1011 CHFamilies & children21.4% #52 AG · #691 CHAge structure13.1% #194 AG · #2076 CHWomen share48.9% #134 AG · #1568 CHForeign residents23.3% #75 AG · #634 CHPopulation density397/km² #104 AG · #619 CHTax burden13'859 #190 AG · #795 CHTaxes125% #192 AGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #102 AG · #731 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #96 AG · #1781 CHRainiest municipalities1'047 mm #143 AG · #1404 CHVoter turnout51.1% #153 AG · #1689 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #61 AG · #707 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #111 AG · #756 CHSVP strongholds42.4% #94 AG · #531 CHSP strongholds14.8% #65 AG · #966 CHCentre strongholds13% #85 AG · #965 CHFDP strongholds8.4% #170 AG · #1560 CHGLP strongholds7.5% #87 AG · #662 CHGreen strongholds5.7% #98 AG · #1410 CHLargest by area3.5 km² #160 AG · #1800 CHHighest municipalities411 m #125 AG · #1836 CHSecond homes5.1% #184 AG · #2049 CHOrganic farming10% #98 AG · #1230 CHBest-connected municipalities53 min #32 AG · #571 CHRemotest municipalities53 min #168 AG · #1554 CHHighest peaks532 m #154 AG · #1774 CHHighest-lying municipalities430 m #132 AG · #1866 CHGreatest vertical range135 m #161 AG · #1669 CHSteepest municipalities4.3° #168 AG · #1699 CHSolar potential14 GWh #133 AG · #1299 CHSolar potential per capita9'900 kWh #63 AG · #1085 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #167 AG · #1772 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #30 AG · #335 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hendschiken?
- The postal code of Hendschiken is 5604.
- What is the tax rate in Hendschiken?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hendschiken is 125% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hendschiken?
- A single person without children pays about 13'859 CHF income tax in Hendschiken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 190 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hendschiken have?
- Hendschiken has 1'399 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hendschiken?
- Hendschiken has 326 foreign residents, a share of 23.3% (2025).
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