Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'770 48.3%
Men
5'109 51.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'234 22.6%
Swiss citizens
6'821 69.1%
Foreign residents
3'058 31.0%
Population density
232 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'234 · 22.6%20–64 · 5'848 · 59.2%65+ · 1'797 · 18.2%
Foreign residents 31.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +88 (+0.9%) · 96 births · 85 deaths · net migration +73
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 61.9% Yes
63.5% YesNo 36.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 64.3% Yes
62.7% YesNo 37.3%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 47.2% Yes
51.1% YesNo 48.9%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 34.6% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 17.4% Yes
16.7% YesNo 83.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 49.3% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 46.3% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 72.0% Yes
73.5% YesNo 26.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.3% · strongest party
SVP41.3%
Mitte23.4%
FDP13.1%
SP8.2%
GRÜNE5.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
120%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 55 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'144 CHF(14.1%)
Rank 53 of 75 in the canton · 860 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'144 CHF(~14.1%)
KirchbergCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Kirchberg | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.1% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.1% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.1% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.9% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.6% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.3% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.9% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.4% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.6% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.7% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.7% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.5% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.1% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'227 mm
8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
966 m
Mean elevation
716 m
Relief
444 m
Mean slope
10.9°
Flat share
23.3%
South-facing
18.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 444 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
91.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
125.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
20'400
Per inhabitant
9'294 kWh/yr
92 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 range H4
25.33–30.56 Rp./kWh
27.95 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators rwt Regionalwerk Toggenburg AG · Genossenschaft Energie Fischingen
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300538 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.6 %
Second homes
8.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
4'362
Built before 194628.2%
Built since 200124.3%
1.6 %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
5'324
Workplaces
713
Services share
41.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 390 (7.3%) · Secondary 2'735 (51.4%) · Tertiary 2'199 (41.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
147
Organic share
9.5 %
Farmland
2'536 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 municipalities9'879 #13 SG · #183 CHGrowing municipalities0.9% #27 SG · #854 CHShrinking municipalities0.9% #49 SG · #1256 CHJobs per resident0.54 #23 SG · #448 CHFamilies & children22.6% #23 SG · #395 CHAge structure18.2% #56 SG · #1611 CHWomen share48.3% #67 SG · #1776 CHForeign residents31% #17 SG · #275 CHPopulation density232/km² #46 SG · #939 CHTax burden14'144 #54 SG · #861 CHTaxes120% #55 SGWarmest municipalities8.5 °C #54 SG · #1578 CHSunniest municipalities41.7% #39 SG · #1184 CHRainiest municipalities1'227 mm #39 SG · #636 CHVoter turnout56.4% #22 SG · #885 CHAgainst Switzerland26% #20 SG · #206 CHAligned with Switzerland74% #56 SG · #1252 CHSVP strongholds41.3% #27 SG · #605 CHSP strongholds8.2% #49 SG · #1682 CHCentre strongholds23.4% #20 SG · #401 CHFDP strongholds13.1% #44 SG · #1022 CHGLP strongholds3% #70 SG · #1589 CHGreen strongholds5.7% #52 SG · #1405 CHLargest by area42.5 km² #15 SG · #209 CHHighest municipalities735 m #14 SG · #531 CHSecond homes8.6% #58 SG · #1492 CHOrganic farming9.5% #44 SG · #1262 CHBest-connected municipalities91 min #28 SG · #1584 CHRemotest municipalities91 min #50 SG · #534 CHHighest peaks966 m #34 SG · #757 CHHighest-lying municipalities716 m #29 SG · #727 CHGreatest vertical range444 m #35 SG · #757 CHSteepest municipalities10.9° #37 SG · #856 CHSolar potential92 GWh #9 SG · #100 CHSolar potential per capita9'294 kWh #27 SG · #1198 CHCheapest electricity27.95 Rp./kWh #16 SG · #1331 CHMost expensive electricity27.95 Rp./kWh #59 SG · #776 CH
Postal codes (8)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 10Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Kirchberg?
- Kirchberg has 8 postal codes: 8376, 9500, 9532, 9533, 9534, 9601, 9602, 9613.
- What is the tax rate in Kirchberg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Kirchberg is 120% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Kirchberg?
- A single person without children pays about 14'144 CHF income tax in Kirchberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Kirchberg have?
- Kirchberg has 9'879 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Kirchberg?
- Kirchberg has 3'058 foreign residents, a share of 30.95% (2025).
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