Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
572 48.4%
Men
610 51.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
236 20.0%
Swiss citizens
985 83.3%
Foreign residents
197 16.7%
Population density
86 pop./km²
0–19 · 236 · 20.0%20–64 · 721 · 61.0%65+ · 225 · 19.0%
Foreign residents 16.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+0.5%) · 6 births · 7 deaths · net migration +4
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 Frauenfeld: 24.4% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
62.7% YesNo 37.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
57.1% YesNo 42.9%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
58.0% YesNo 42.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
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 Frauenfeld: 22.0% Yes
17.4% YesNo 82.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 72.9% Yes
70.2% YesNo 29.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP40.3% · strongest party
SVP40.3%
Mitte20.9%
GLP9.0%
GRÜNE8.9%
FDP8.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier146%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
146%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 41 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'209 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 40 of 80 in the canton · 581 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:13'209 CHF(~13.2%)
HerdernCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Herdern | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.5% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.2% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.7% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.4% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.4% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.3% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020933 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
669 m
Mean elevation
545 m
Relief
264 m
Mean slope
6.2°
Flat share
51.9%
South-facing
24.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 264 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
19 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
24.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'200
Per inhabitant
16'032 kWh/yr
19 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
32.35 Rp./kWh
Energy
15 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.25 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
32.35 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Herdern Abwasser, Wasser- & Elektragen. Technische Werke
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 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
0.55 %
Second homes
8.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
545
Built before 194628.6%
Built since 200133.9%
0.55 %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
358
Workplaces
95
Services share
61.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 110 (30.7%) · Secondary 29 (8.1%) · Tertiary 219 (61.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
31
Organic share
6.5 %
Farmland
796 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 municipalities1'182 #67 TG · #1336 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #52 TG · #1099 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #29 TG · #1015 CHJobs per resident0.3 #68 TG · #1298 CHFamilies & children20% #56 TG · #1159 CHAge structure19% #48 TG · #1443 CHWomen share48.4% #67 TG · #1754 CHForeign residents16.7% #56 TG · #1157 CHPopulation density86/km² #75 TG · #1559 CHTax burden13'209 #41 TG · #582 CHTaxes146% #41 TGWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #58 TG · #1167 CHSunniest municipalities39% #70 TG · #2089 CHRainiest municipalities933 mm #54 TG · #1861 CHVoter turnout62.7% #7 TG · #355 CHAgainst Switzerland16.8% #48 TG · #744 CHAligned with Switzerland83.2% #23 TG · #715 CHSVP strongholds40.3% #56 TG · #647 CHSP strongholds6.8% #53 TG · #1809 CHCentre strongholds20.9% #7 TG · #489 CHFDP strongholds8.5% #45 TG · #1550 CHGLP strongholds9% #6 TG · #436 CHGreen strongholds8.9% #27 TG · #726 CHLargest by area13.7 km² #19 TG · #712 CHHighest municipalities498 m #29 TG · #1221 CHSecond homes8.2% #62 TG · #1570 CHOrganic farming6.5% #71 TG · #1452 CHBest-connected municipalities78 min #15 TG · #1309 CHRemotest municipalities78 min #68 TG · #809 CHHighest peaks669 m #24 TG · #1294 CHHighest-lying municipalities545 m #19 TG · #1239 CHGreatest vertical range264 m #13 TG · #1104 CHSteepest municipalities6.2° #18 TG · #1368 CHSolar potential19 GWh #58 TG · #1058 CHSolar potential per capita16'032 kWh #12 TG · #358 CHCheapest electricity32.35 Rp./kWh #58 TG · #2012 CHMost expensive electricity32.35 Rp./kWh #22 TG · #95 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Herdern?
- Herdern has 4 postal codes: 8506, 8532, 8535, 8536.
- What is the tax rate in Herdern?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Herdern is 146% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Herdern?
- A single person without children pays about 13'209 CHF income tax in Herdern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Herdern have?
- Herdern has 1'182 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Herdern?
- Herdern has 197 foreign residents, a share of 16.67% (2025).
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