Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'031 47.8%
Men
1'126 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
366 17.0%
Swiss citizens
1'641 76.1%
Foreign residents
516 23.9%
Population density
765 pop./km²
0–19 · 366 · 17.0%20–64 · 1'372 · 63.6%65+ · 419 · 19.4%
Foreign residents 23.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +16 (+0.8%) · 19 births · 23 deaths · net migration +20
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 Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 20.6% Yes
31.1% YesNo 68.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 45.3% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 61.9% Yes
54.3% YesNo 45.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 64.3% Yes
49.4% YesNo 50.6%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 47.2% Yes
61.5% YesNo 38.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 34.6% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
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 Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 17.4% Yes
25.6% YesNo 74.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 49.3% Yes
42.7% YesNo 57.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 46.3% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 72.0% Yes
74.5% YesNo 25.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP30.6% · strongest party
SVP30.6%
Mitte25.7%
SP14.5%
FDP13.3%
GRÜNE7.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier129%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
129%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 65 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'642 CHF(14.6%)
Rank 64 of 75 in the canton · 953 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:14'642 CHF(~14.6%)
LichtensteigCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Lichtensteig | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.6% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.4% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.1% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.4% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.5% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.5% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.6% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.6% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.4% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.1% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.9% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.5% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.3% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.4% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.3% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.1% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.8% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'344 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'132 m
Mean elevation
770 m
Relief
542 m
Mean slope
16.6°
Flat share
4.3%
South-facing
15.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 542 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
10.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'400
Per inhabitant
4'928 kWh/yr
11 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
30.01 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
30.01 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300516 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 3 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
1.08 %
Second homes
11 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'207
Built before 194636.7%
Built since 200116.2%
1.08 %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
552
Workplaces
161
Services share
59.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 14 (2.5%) · Secondary 209 (37.9%) · Tertiary 329 (59.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
2
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
65 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 municipalities2'157 #62 SG · #925 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #32 SG · #941 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #44 SG · #1173 CHJobs per resident0.26 #70 SG · #1481 CHFamilies & children17% #75 SG · #1821 CHAge structure19.4% #40 SG · #1356 CHWomen share47.8% #71 SG · #1908 CHForeign residents23.9% #32 SG · #600 CHPopulation density765/km² #20 SG · #322 CHTax burden14'642 #65 SG · #954 CHTaxes129% #65 SGWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #56 SG · #1613 CHSunniest municipalities42.8% #33 SG · #1026 CHRainiest municipalities1'344 mm #29 SG · #430 CHVoter turnout53.6% #55 SG · #1409 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #61 SG · #1014 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #20 SG · #470 CHSVP strongholds30.6% #66 SG · #1234 CHSP strongholds14.5% #7 SG · #998 CHCentre strongholds25.7% #12 SG · #339 CHFDP strongholds13.3% #42 SG · #1005 CHGLP strongholds3.3% #66 SG · #1535 CHGreen strongholds7.7% #23 SG · #933 CHLargest by area2.8 km² #72 SG · #1906 CHHighest municipalities709 m #18 SG · #583 CHSecond homes11% #34 SG · #1045 CHOrganic farming0% #74 SG · #1827 CHBest-connected municipalities105 min #42 SG · #1787 CHRemotest municipalities105 min #34 SG · #327 CHHighest peaks1'132 m #30 SG · #649 CHHighest-lying municipalities770 m #24 SG · #646 CHGreatest vertical range542 m #31 SG · #660 CHSteepest municipalities16.6° #19 SG · #509 CHSolar potential11 GWh #73 SG · #1506 CHSolar potential per capita4'928 kWh #72 SG · #1979 CHCheapest electricity30.01 Rp./kWh #37 SG · #1802 CHMost expensive electricity30.01 Rp./kWh #38 SG · #305 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Lichtensteig?
- The postal code of Lichtensteig is 9620.
- What is the tax rate in Lichtensteig?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Lichtensteig is 129% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Lichtensteig?
- A single person without children pays about 14'642 CHF income tax in Lichtensteig on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Lichtensteig have?
- Lichtensteig has 2'157 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Lichtensteig?
- Lichtensteig has 516 foreign residents, a share of 23.92% (2025).
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