Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
11'582 49.2%
Men
11'968 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
4'200 17.8%
Swiss citizens
10'079 42.8%
Foreign residents
13'471 57.2%
Population density
2'035 pop./km²
0–19 · 4'200 · 17.8%20–64 · 14'699 · 62.4%65+ · 4'651 · 19.7%
Foreign residents 57.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +143 (+0.6%) · 214 births · 223 deaths · net migration +197
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 Kreuzlingen: 27.4% Yes
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 33.5% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 56.4% Yes
52.7% YesNo 47.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 48.8% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 58.8% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.1% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
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 Kreuzlingen: 23.7% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.4% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 39.6% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 71.5% Yes
73.2% YesNo 26.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP26.6% · strongest party
SVP26.6%
SP20.8%
Mitte15.8%
FDP12.7%
GRÜNE10.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier136%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
136%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 17 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'758 CHF(12.8%)
Rank 17 of 80 in the canton · 461 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
100'000 CHF:12'758 CHF(~12.8%)
KreuzlingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Kreuzlingen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.9% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.6% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.4% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.3% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.9% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.6% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.2% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.9% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.4% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.7% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.8% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.8% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.7% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.3% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020865 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
547 m
Mean elevation
457 m
Relief
152 m
Mean slope
3.2°
Flat share
81.7%
South-facing
0.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 152 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
120.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
160.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
26'800
Per inhabitant
5'115 kWh/yr
120 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
27.78 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.16 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.62 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
27.78 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Energie Kreuzlingen, Stadt Kreuzlingen
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 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 · AREVacancy rate
1.29 %
Second homes
9.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
12'409
Built before 194615.6%
Built since 200130.7%
1.29 %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
11'703
Workplaces
1'820
Services share
76.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 42 (0.4%) · Secondary 2'664 (22.8%) · Tertiary 8'997 (76.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
8
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
170 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 municipalities23'550 #2 TG · #42 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #48 TG · #1024 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #33 TG · #1090 CHJobs per resident0.5 #16 TG · #542 CHFamilies & children17.8% #74 TG · #1701 CHAge structure19.7% #36 TG · #1311 CHWomen share49.2% #44 TG · #1442 CHForeign residents57.2% #1 TG · #3 CHPopulation density2'035/km² #2 TG · #74 CHTax burden12'758 #17 TG · #461 CHTaxes136% #17 TGWarmest municipalities10 °C #16 TG · #546 CHSunniest municipalities39.5% #45 TG · #2047 CHRainiest municipalities865 mm #77 TG · #1999 CHVoter turnout54.8% #60 TG · #1254 CHAgainst Switzerland5.9% #70 TG · #1423 CHAligned with Switzerland94.1% #2 TG · #74 CHSVP strongholds26.6% #80 TG · #1487 CHSP strongholds20.8% #1 TG · #407 CHCentre strongholds15.8% #27 TG · #779 CHFDP strongholds12.7% #15 TG · #1069 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #22 TG · #735 CHGreen strongholds10.4% #9 TG · #511 CHLargest by area11.6 km² #36 TG · #848 CHHighest municipalities397 m #78 TG · #1909 CHSecond homes9.6% #42 TG · #1290 CHOrganic farming25% #13 TG · #465 CHBest-connected municipalities99 min #57 TG · #1699 CHRemotest municipalities99 min #26 TG · #422 CHHighest peaks547 m #59 TG · #1723 CHHighest-lying municipalities457 m #56 TG · #1679 CHGreatest vertical range152 m #50 TG · #1585 CHSteepest municipalities3.2° #62 TG · #1883 CHSolar potential120 GWh #2 TG · #53 CHSolar potential per capita5'115 kWh #79 TG · #1958 CHCheapest electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #23 TG · #1202 CHMost expensive electricity27.78 Rp./kWh #57 TG · #905 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Kreuzlingen?
- Kreuzlingen has 2 postal codes: 8280, 8598.
- What is the tax rate in Kreuzlingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Kreuzlingen is 136% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Kreuzlingen?
- A single person without children pays about 12'758 CHF income tax in Kreuzlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 17 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Kreuzlingen have?
- Kreuzlingen has 23'550 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Kreuzlingen?
- Kreuzlingen has 13'471 foreign residents, a share of 57.2% (2025).
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