Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
639 50.0%
Men
639 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
230 18.0%
Swiss citizens
1'129 88.3%
Foreign residents
149 11.7%
Population density
153 pop./km²
0–19 · 230 · 18.0%20–64 · 674 · 52.7%65+ · 374 · 29.3%
Foreign residents 11.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−0.3%) · 6 births · 5 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 Dorneck: 29.8% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Dorneck: 29.4% Yes
32.6% YesNo 67.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dorneck: 51.2% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dorneck: 45.4% Yes
47.3% YesNo 52.7%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Dorneck: 62.8% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dorneck: 62.7% Yes
57.6% YesNo 42.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dorneck: 52.7% Yes
50.6% YesNo 49.4%
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 Dorneck: 28.1% Yes
28.7% YesNo 71.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dorneck: 37.0% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Dorneck: 38.5% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.2% · strongest party
SVP29.2%
Mitte18.8%
FDP16.6%
SP12.6%
GRÜNE12.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier116%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
116%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 35 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'410 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 35 of 104 in the canton · 1517 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF
100'000 CHF:16'410 CHF(~16.4%)
HochwaldCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hochwald | Solothurn | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.7% | 6.1–8.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.1% | 7.9–11.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.9% | 9.4–13.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.4% | 10.5–15.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.5% | 11.5–16.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.4% | 12.2–17.3% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.4% | 13–18.4% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.3% | 13.8–19.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18% | 14.4–20.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.8% | 15.1–20.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.6% | 15.7–21.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.3% | 16.4–22.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.9% | 17.8–24.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.3% | 19.1–25.8% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.5% | 20.1–27% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.6% | 21.1–28.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.5% | 21.9–29.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.2% | 22.5–29.8% | 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 1991–20201'150 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
730 m
Mean elevation
654 m
Relief
265 m
Mean slope
8.4°
Flat share
38.4%
South-facing
12.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 265 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
12.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'800
Per inhabitant
10'016 kWh/yr
13 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
31.21 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.78 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.91 Rp./kWh
31.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Primeo Netz 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 300606 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 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 Solothurn (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
1.6 %
Second homes
12.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
624
Built before 194620.5%
Built since 200123.1%
1.6 %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
230
Workplaces
89
Services share
67.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 40 (17.4%) · Secondary 35 (15.2%) · Tertiary 155 (67.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
418 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 municipalities1'278 #61 SO · #1280 CHGrowing municipalities-0.3% #73 SO · #1568 CHShrinking municipalities-0.3% #32 SO · #539 CHJobs per resident0.18 #84 SO · #1858 CHFamilies & children18% #84 SO · #1662 CHAge structure29.3% #5 SO · #123 CHWomen share50% #45 SO · #937 CHForeign residents11.7% #74 SO · #1573 CHPopulation density153/km² #78 SO · #1211 CHTax burden16'410 #35 SO · #1517 CHTaxes116% #35 SOWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #57 SO · #1145 CHSunniest municipalities41.2% #11 SO · #1324 CHRainiest municipalities1'150 mm #31 SO · #835 CHVoter turnout65.6% #5 SO · #179 CHAgainst Switzerland7.8% #60 SO · #1335 CHAligned with Switzerland92.2% #13 SO · #135 CHSVP strongholds29.2% #71 SO · #1316 CHSP strongholds12.6% #60 SO · #1210 CHCentre strongholds18.8% #53 SO · #599 CHFDP strongholds16.6% #48 SO · #689 CHGLP strongholds6.5% #33 SO · #857 CHGreen strongholds12.6% #12 SO · #287 CHLargest by area8.4 km² #30 SO · #1106 CHHighest municipalities620 m #14 SO · #765 CHSecond homes12.3% #20 SO · #864 CHOrganic farming9.1% #58 SO · #1286 CHBest-connected municipalities54 min #18 SO · #593 CHRemotest municipalities54 min #87 SO · #1513 CHHighest peaks730 m #46 SO · #1128 CHHighest-lying municipalities654 m #26 SO · #870 CHGreatest vertical range265 m #51 SO · #1100 CHSteepest municipalities8.4° #51 SO · #1074 CHSolar potential13 GWh #61 SO · #1361 CHSolar potential per capita10'016 kWh #44 SO · #1058 CHCheapest electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #67 SO · #1910 CHMost expensive electricity31.21 Rp./kWh #23 SO · #162 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hochwald?
- The postal code of Hochwald is 4146.
- What is the tax rate in Hochwald?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hochwald is 116% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hochwald?
- A single person without children pays about 16'410 CHF income tax in Hochwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hochwald have?
- Hochwald has 1'278 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hochwald?
- Hochwald has 149 foreign residents, a share of 11.66% (2025).
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