Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'513 49.4%
Men
1'550 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
587 19.2%
Swiss citizens
2'386 77.9%
Foreign residents
677 22.1%
Population density
169 pop./km²
0–19 · 587 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'818 · 59.4%65+ · 658 · 21.5%
Foreign residents 22.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +117 (+4%) · 22 births · 20 deaths · net migration +117
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 Laufenburg: 23.2% Yes
23.8% YesNo 76.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 31.7% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 58.3% Yes
59.4% YesNo 40.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 54.4% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.3%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 41.2% Yes
46.9% YesNo 53.2%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 48.7% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.1% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.2%
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 Laufenburg: 20.9% Yes
22.5% YesNo 77.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 43.0% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Laufenburg: 38.1% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP40.2% · strongest party
SVP40.2%
Mitte18.6%
SP17.4%
FDP10.2%
GRÜNE5.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier102%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
102%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 65 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'632 CHF(12.6%)
Rank 60 of 196 in the canton · 415 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'632 CHF(~12.6%)
KaistenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Kaisten | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.9% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.4% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.7% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.7% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.6% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.6% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.5% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.3% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.4% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.6% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.6% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.4% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'121 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
722 m
Mean elevation
413 m
Relief
432 m
Mean slope
10°
Flat share
32.2%
South-facing
14.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 432 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
36.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
45.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'200
Per inhabitant
11'988 kWh/yr
37 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
26.63 Rp./kWh
Energy
15.08 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
6.97 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.85 Rp./kWh
26.63 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Kaisten, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
0.35 %
Second homes
7.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
1'428
Built before 194614.7%
Built since 200134.9%
0.35 %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
912
Workplaces
161
Services share
39.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 68 (7.5%) · Secondary 482 (52.9%) · Tertiary 362 (39.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
24
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
746 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 municipalities3'063 #81 AG · #717 CHGrowing municipalities4% #13 AG · #95 CHShrinking municipalities4% #184 AG · #2014 CHJobs per resident0.3 #96 AG · #1294 CHFamilies & children19.2% #138 AG · #1400 CHAge structure21.5% #53 AG · #957 CHWomen share49.4% #104 AG · #1339 CHForeign residents22.1% #87 AG · #707 CHPopulation density169/km² #169 AG · #1136 CHTax burden12'632 #64 AG · #419 CHTaxes102% #65 AGWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #19 AG · #348 CHSunniest municipalities39.6% #179 AG · #2028 CHRainiest municipalities1'121 mm #47 AG · #979 CHVoter turnout54.9% #106 AG · #1229 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #96 AG · #1022 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #71 AG · #478 CHSVP strongholds40.2% #115 AG · #650 CHSP strongholds17.4% #35 AG · #699 CHCentre strongholds18.6% #21 AG · #612 CHFDP strongholds10.2% #137 AG · #1375 CHGLP strongholds5.1% #156 AG · #1174 CHGreen strongholds5.3% #115 AG · #1499 CHLargest by area18.1 km² #7 AG · #533 CHHighest municipalities333 m #182 AG · #2035 CHSecond homes7.4% #116 AG · #1737 CHOrganic farming8.3% #112 AG · #1350 CHBest-connected municipalities67 min #118 AG · #996 CHRemotest municipalities67 min #75 AG · #1123 CHHighest peaks722 m #36 AG · #1151 CHHighest-lying municipalities413 m #152 AG · #1938 CHGreatest vertical range432 m #5 AG · #773 CHSteepest municipalities10° #43 AG · #926 CHSolar potential37 GWh #44 AG · #533 CHSolar potential per capita11'988 kWh #33 AG · #757 CHCheapest electricity26.63 Rp./kWh #69 AG · #1067 CHMost expensive electricity26.63 Rp./kWh #128 AG · #1040 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Kaisten?
- Kaisten has 3 postal codes: 5080, 5082, 5083.
- What is the tax rate in Kaisten?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Kaisten is 102% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Kaisten?
- A single person without children pays about 12'632 CHF income tax in Kaisten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Kaisten have?
- Kaisten has 3'063 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Kaisten?
- Kaisten has 677 foreign residents, a share of 22.1% (2025).
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