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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
875 49.3%
Men
901 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
409 23.0%
Swiss citizens
1'561 87.9%
Foreign residents
215 12.1%
Population density
101 pop./km²
0–19 · 409 · 23.0%20–64 · 1'013 · 57.0%65+ · 354 · 19.9%
Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −7 (−0.4%) · 11 births · 10 deaths · net migration −2
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
34.6% YesNo 65.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.8%
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
18.6% YesNo 81.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
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
76.0% YesNo 24.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP41.9% · strongest party
SVP41.9%
Mitte17.0%
FDP11.4%
GRÜNE9.6%
SP8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier137%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
137%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 20 of 80 in canton Thurgau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'803 CHF(12.8%)
Rank 18 of 80 in the canton · 474 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'803 CHF(~12.8%)
HüttwilenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeHüttwilenThurgauSwitzerland median
40'0005.9%5–6.8%5.4%
50'0007.6%6.4–8.8%7.8%
60'0009.2%7.7–10.6%10.5%
70'00010.4%8.8–11.9%11.9%
80'00011.3%9.5–12.9%13.1%
90'00012%10.1–13.6%14.1%
100'00012.8%10.9–14.5%15.3%
110'00013.6%11.6–15.4%16.3%
120'00014.3%12.2–16.1%17.2%
130'00014.9%12.8–16.8%18.1%
140'00015.5%13.4–17.5%19%
150'00016.1%13.9–18.1%19.7%
175'00017.5%15.1–19.5%21.6%
200'00018.7%16.3–20.9%23.2%
225'00019.9%17.4–22.1%24.6%
250'00020.9%18.3–23.2%25.8%
275'00021.7%19.1–24%26.8%
300'00022.4%19.7–24.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020919 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
661 m
Mean elevation
513 m
Relief
235 m
Mean slope
6°
Flat share
50.2%
South-facing
30.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 235 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
28.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
38 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'400
Per inhabitant
16'149 kWh/yr
29 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
29.16 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.52 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.16 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Hüttwilen, Elektrizitätswerk
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
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.67 %
Second homes
10.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
840
Built before 194629.0%
Built since 200127.9%
1.67 %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 · 2024
Jobs
811
Workplaces
158
Services share
49.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 153 (18.9%) · Secondary 257 (31.7%) · Tertiary 401 (49.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
41
Organic share
17.1 %
Farmland
906 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 82 min · Car 52 min
AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 20 min
Remoteness 59/80 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4821
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'776 #51 TG · #1043 CHGrowing municipalities-0.4% #71 TG · #1607 CHShrinking municipalities-0.4% #10 TG · #505 CHJobs per resident0.46 #24 TG · #644 CHFamilies & children23% #10 TG · #315 CHAge structure19.9% #33 TG · #1268 CHWomen share49.3% #41 TG · #1398 CHForeign residents12.1% #71 TG · #1534 CHPopulation density101/km² #69 TG · #1463 CHTax burden12'803 #19 TG · #475 CHTaxes137% #20 TGWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #70 TG · #1326 CHSunniest municipalities38.9% #76 TG · #2095 CHRainiest municipalities919 mm #64 TG · #1896 CHVoter turnout64.3% #6 TG · #239 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #53 TG · #940 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #20 TG · #538 CHSVP strongholds41.9% #52 TG · #568 CHSP strongholds8.4% #33 TG · #1670 CHCentre strongholds17% #19 TG · #703 CHFDP strongholds11.4% #22 TG · #1224 CHGLP strongholds6.8% #27 TG · #801 CHGreen strongholds9.6% #19 TG · #627 CHLargest by area17.7 km² #9 TG · #542 CHHighest municipalities498 m #30 TG · #1222 CHSecond homes10.8% #32 TG · #1076 CHOrganic farming17.1% #33 TG · #757 CHBest-connected municipalities82 min #23 TG · #1396 CHRemotest municipalities82 min #59 TG · #727 CHHighest peaks661 m #27 TG · #1325 CHHighest-lying municipalities513 m #37 TG · #1373 CHGreatest vertical range235 m #21 TG · #1205 CHSteepest municipalities6° #19 TG · #1401 CHSolar potential29 GWh #36 TG · #711 CHSolar potential per capita16'149 kWh #11 TG · #353 CHCheapest electricity29.16 Rp./kWh #36 TG · #1660 CHMost expensive electricity29.16 Rp./kWh #44 TG · #447 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Hüttwilen?
Hüttwilen has 3 postal codes: 8535, 8536, 8537.
What is the tax rate in Hüttwilen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Hüttwilen is 137% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Hüttwilen?
A single person without children pays about 12'803 CHF income tax in Hüttwilen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 18 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hüttwilen have?
Hüttwilen has 1'776 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hüttwilen?
Hüttwilen has 215 foreign residents, a share of 12.11% (2025).

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