Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: −1 (−0.6%) · 2 births · 2 deaths · net migration −1
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 Wasseramt: 24.2% Yes
25.3% YesNo 74.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 25.9% Yes
19.3% YesNo 80.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.5% Yes
72.4% YesNo 27.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 50.5% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.2% Yes
61.6% YesNo 38.4%
14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 58.4% Yes
61.2% YesNo 38.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 54.4% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
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 Wasseramt: 24.0% Yes
22.2% YesNo 77.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 40.5% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Wasseramt: 39.9% Yes
31.4% YesNo 68.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.4% · strongest party
SVP29.4%
Mitte21.7%
SP15.9%
FDP14.0%
GRÜNE12.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier125%
Cantonal tax multiplier104%
125%SO range 65%145%
Tax rank 67 of 104 in canton SolothurnTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
Koppigen · 7.7 kmAnnual mean temperature 202510.3 °C
Precipitation 2025961 mm
10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
2025 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 24.09.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest 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
Roof potential
1.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
2.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
400
Per inhabitant
10'688 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff 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./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
1.49 %
Second homes
8.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
67
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 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
18
Workplaces
7
Services share
72.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 13 (72.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
3
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
85 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 municipalities160 #103 SO · #2056 CHGrowing municipalities-0.6% #80 SO · #1693 CHShrinking municipalities-0.6% #25 SO · #414 CHJobs per resident0.11 #100 SO · #2070 CHFamilies & children23.8% #2 SO · #188 CHAge structure20.6% #76 SO · #1121 CHWomen share50% #46 SO · #938 CHForeign residents6.3% #98 SO · #1965 CHPopulation density157/km² #76 SO · #1184 CHTax burden17'020 #73 SO · #1853 CHTaxes125% #67 SOVoter turnout72.9% #1 SO · #29 CHSVP strongholds29.4% #69 SO · #1303 CHSP strongholds15.9% #40 SO · #846 CHCentre strongholds21.7% #33 SO · #458 CHFDP strongholds14% #68 SO · #927 CHGLP strongholds6.1% #39 SO · #949 CHGreen strongholds12.9% #10 SO · #257 CHLargest by area1 km² #103 SO · #2094 CHHighest municipalities471 m #57 SO · #1379 CHSecond homes8.8% #60 SO · #1439 CHOrganic farming0% #78 SO · #1762 CHBest-connected municipalities62 min #45 SO · #850 CHRemotest municipalities62 min #58 SO · #1260 CHHighest peaks498 m #86 SO · #1885 CHHighest-lying municipalities476 m #68 SO · #1555 CHGreatest vertical range44 m #94 SO · #2053 CHSteepest municipalities2.6° #85 SO · #1942 CHSolar potential2 GWh #103 SO · #2091 CHSolar potential per capita10'688 kWh #33 SO · #957 CHCheapest electricity30.16 Rp./kWh #60 SO · #1810 CHMost expensive electricity30.16 Rp./kWh #47 SO · #299 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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