What is the postal code of Hüniken?

The postal code of Hüniken is 4554.

What is the tax rate in Hüniken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hüniken is 125% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Hüniken?

A single person without children pays about 17'020 CHF income tax in Hüniken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hüniken have?

Hüniken has 160 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hüniken?

Hüniken has 10 foreign residents, a share of 6.25% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO

Hüniken

4554

SO CANTON4554

Residents

160

Area

1 km²

Population density

157 pop./km²

Elevation

471 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

125%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

80 50.0%

Men

80 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

38 23.8%

Swiss citizens

150 93.8%

Foreign residents

10 6.3%

Population density

157 pop./km²

0–19 · 38 · 23.8%20–64 · 89 · 55.6%65+ · 33 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 6.3%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Hüniken

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

72.4% YesNo 27.6%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% Yes

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% Yes

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

31.4% YesNo 68.6%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

80.7% YesNo 19.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.4% · strongest party

SVP29.4%

Mitte21.7%

SP15.9%

FDP14.0%

GRÜNE12.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

125%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 67 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'020 CHF(17%)

Rank 72 of 104 in the canton · 1852 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'020 CHF(~17%)

HünikenCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hüniken	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	8.1%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	10.5%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	16%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	17%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	20.9%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	28%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

Koppigen · 7.7 km

Annual mean temperature 202510.3 °C

Precipitation 2025961 mm

10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

2025 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 31.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

498 m

Mean elevation

476 m

Relief

44 m

Mean slope

2.6°

Flat share

93.9%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 44 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

1.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

2.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

400

2 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.16 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.61 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.24 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

30.16 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra Äusseres Wasseramt EAW

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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.49 %

Avg. rooms

4.6

Dwellings

Built before 194620.9%

Built since 200161.2%

1.49 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 62 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 58/104 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehueniken.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities160 #103 SO · #2056 CH Families & children23.8% #2 SO · #188 CH Age structure20.6% #76 SO · #1121 CH Women share50% #46 SO · #938 CH Foreign residents6.3% #98 SO · #1965 CH Population density157/km² #76 SO · #1184 CH Tax burden17'020 #73 SO · #1853 CH Taxes125% #67 SO Voter turnout69.5% #2 SO · #55 CH SVP strongholds29.4% #69 SO · #1301 CH SP strongholds15.9% #40 SO · #842 CH Centre strongholds21.7% #33 SO · #457 CH FDP strongholds14% #67 SO · #924 CH GLP strongholds6.1% #38 SO · #947 CH Green strongholds12.9% #10 SO · #256 CH Largest by area1 km² #103 SO · #2094 CH Highest municipalities471 m #57 SO · #1380 CH Remotest municipalities62 min #58 SO · #1260 CH Best-connected municipalities62 min #45 SO · #850 CH Highest peaks498 m #86 SO · #1885 CH Highest-lying municipalities476 m #68 SO · #1555 CH Greatest vertical range44 m #94 SO · #2053 CH Steepest municipalities2.6° #85 SO · #1942 CH Solar potential2 GWh #103 SO · #2091 CH Cheapest electricity30.16 Rp./kWh #47 SO · #1645 CH Most expensive electricity30.16 Rp./kWh #60 SO · #464 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4554

Hüniken

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hüniken4554

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hüniken?: The postal code of Hüniken is 4554.
What is the tax rate in Hüniken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hüniken is 125% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Hüniken?: A single person without children pays about 17'020 CHF income tax in Hüniken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hüniken have?: Hüniken has 160 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hüniken?: Hüniken has 10 foreign residents, a share of 6.25% (2025).

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