What is the postal code of Känerkinden?

The postal code of Känerkinden is 4447.

What is the tax rate in Känerkinden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Känerkinden is 63% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Känerkinden?

A single person without children pays about 16'537 CHF income tax in Känerkinden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Känerkinden have?

Känerkinden has 529 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Känerkinden?

Känerkinden has 68 foreign residents, a share of 12.85% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BL

Känerkinden

4447

BL CANTON4447

Residents

529

Area

1.5 km²

Population density

357 pop./km²

Elevation

576 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

797 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

63%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

270 51.0%

Men

259 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

90 17.0%

Swiss citizens

461 87.2%

Foreign residents

68 12.9%

Population density

357 pop./km²

0–19 · 90 · 17.0%20–64 · 306 · 57.8%65+ · 133 · 25.1%

Foreign residents 12.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Känerkinden

BFS

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

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

14.06.2026Neue Ortsdurchfahrt BirsfeldenCantonal BL● Accepted · 56.2% Yes

54.2% YesNo 45.9%

14.06.2026Gesetzesinitiative Energiepolitik nur mit der BevölkerungCantonal BL● Rejected · 44.4% Yes

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

14.06.2026Verfassungsinitiative Zämme in EuropaCantonal BL● Accepted · 53.7% Yes

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

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

14.7% YesNo 85.3%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

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

69.3% YesNo 30.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.5% · strongest party

SVP45.5%

SP22.9%

FDP11.2%

Mitte8.0%

GLP6.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier63%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

63%BL range 45%72%

Tax rank 65 of 86 in canton Basel-Landschaft

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'537 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 64 of 86 in the canton · 1596 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'264 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Pfeffingen 14'899 CHF · most expensive Waldenburg 17'356 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'537 CHF(~16.5%)

KänerkindenCanton range Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Känerkinden	Basel-Landschaft	Switzerland median
40'000	6.4%	5.7–6.7%	5.4%
50'000	8.7%	7.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	9.7–11.4%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	11.3–13.2%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.6–14.7%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.7–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.9–17.4%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	16–18.6%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	17–19.7%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	17.9–20.7%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	18.7–21.7%	19%
150'000	21.5%	19.5–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	21.3–24.5%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	22.8–26.2%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	24.1–27.6%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	25.3–28.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	26.3–29.9%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	27.1–30.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'079 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

797 m

Mean elevation

601 m

Relief

269 m

Mean slope

8.2°

Flat share

45.4%

South-facing

3.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 269 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

4.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

5 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

30.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.31 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.64 Rp./kWh

30.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 31.98 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)

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

0 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

266

Built before 194619.2%

Built since 200120.3%

0 %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 53 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 22/86 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitekaenerkinden.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities529 #72 BL · #1774 CH Families & children17% #73 BL · #1820 CH Age structure25.1% #22 BL · #390 CH Women share51% #25 BL · #394 CH Foreign residents12.9% #61 BL · #1461 CH Population density357/km² #40 BL · #671 CH Tax burden16'537 #66 BL · #1598 CH Taxes63% #65 BL Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #57 BL · #708 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #39 BL · #1284 CH Rainiest municipalities1'079 mm #18 BL · #1226 CH Voter turnout55.6% #30 BL · #993 CH SVP strongholds45.5% #17 BL · #376 CH SP strongholds22.9% #28 BL · #271 CH Centre strongholds8% #47 BL · #1440 CH FDP strongholds11.2% #46 BL · #1246 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #42 BL · #906 CH Green strongholds3.6% #85 BL · #1790 CH Largest by area1.5 km² #83 BL · #2066 CH Highest municipalities576 m #17 BL · #899 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #22 BL · #1547 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #65 BL · #564 CH Highest peaks797 m #21 BL · #996 CH Highest-lying municipalities601 m #17 BL · #1007 CH Greatest vertical range269 m #49 BL · #1087 CH Steepest municipalities8.2° #68 BL · #1092 CH Solar potential5 GWh #74 BL · #1940 CH Cheapest electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #31 BL · #1666 CH Most expensive electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #45 BL · #431 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4447

Känerkinden

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Känerkinden4447

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Känerkinden?: The postal code of Känerkinden is 4447.
What is the tax rate in Känerkinden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Känerkinden is 63% (2026); canton BL levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Känerkinden?: A single person without children pays about 16'537 CHF income tax in Känerkinden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 86 in canton BL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Känerkinden have?: Känerkinden has 529 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Känerkinden?: Känerkinden has 68 foreign residents, a share of 12.85% (2025).

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