Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
797 48.4%
Men
850 51.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
427 25.9%
Swiss citizens
1'348 81.9%
Foreign residents
299 18.2%
Population density
117 pop./km²
0–19 · 427 · 25.9%20–64 · 940 · 57.1%65+ · 280 · 17.0%
Foreign residents 18.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +1 (+0.1%) · 24 births · 12 deaths · net migration −9
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
15.5% YesNo 84.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 45.3% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 61.9% Yes
66.6% YesNo 33.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 64.3% Yes
66.0% YesNo 34.0%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 47.2% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 34.6% Yes
29.3% YesNo 70.7%
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
14.4% YesNo 85.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 49.3% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 46.3% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
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
75.4% YesNo 24.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.5% · strongest party
SVP42.5%
Mitte22.1%
FDP15.3%
SP5.9%
GRÜNE4.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier155%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
155%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 75 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'080 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 75 of 75 in the canton · 1308 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:16'080 CHF(~16.1%)
LütisburgCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Lütisburg | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.3% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.3% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.2% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.5% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.8% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.9% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.1% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.1% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.7% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.5% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.2% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.8% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.1% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.2% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 25.2% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.1% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.7% | 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 1991–20201'242 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
864 m
Mean elevation
686 m
Relief
331 m
Mean slope
13.9°
Flat share
18.6%
South-facing
22.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 331 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
19.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'300
Per inhabitant
11'834 kWh/yr
19 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
25.02 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.08 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.25 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
25.02 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator rwt Regionalwerk Toggenburg 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
1.86 %
Second homes
14.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
751
Built before 194632.2%
Built since 200122.0%
1.86 %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
584
Workplaces
141
Services share
47.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 117 (20.0%) · Secondary 188 (32.2%) · Tertiary 279 (47.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
41
Organic share
14.6 %
Farmland
617 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 municipalities1'647 #68 SG · #1097 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #56 SG · #1380 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #20 SG · #732 CHJobs per resident0.35 #58 SG · #1049 CHFamilies & children25.9% #2 SG · #48 CHAge structure17% #70 SG · #1772 CHWomen share48.4% #66 SG · #1745 CHForeign residents18.2% #46 SG · #1031 CHPopulation density117/km² #63 SG · #1383 CHTax burden16'080 #75 SG · #1308 CHTaxes155% #75 SGWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #57 SG · #1614 CHSunniest municipalities41.3% #45 SG · #1289 CHRainiest municipalities1'242 mm #38 SG · #599 CHVoter turnout62.9% #5 SG · #336 CHAgainst Switzerland29.4% #10 SG · #81 CHAligned with Switzerland70.6% #66 SG · #1376 CHSVP strongholds42.5% #20 SG · #523 CHSP strongholds5.9% #67 SG · #1882 CHCentre strongholds22.1% #29 SG · #444 CHFDP strongholds15.3% #26 SG · #793 CHGLP strongholds4.2% #54 SG · #1367 CHGreen strongholds4.3% #68 SG · #1678 CHLargest by area14.1 km² #40 SG · #693 CHHighest municipalities580 m #33 SG · #888 CHSecond homes14.5% #12 SG · #622 CHOrganic farming14.6% #24 SG · #889 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #15 SG · #1481 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #59 SG · #632 CHHighest peaks864 m #41 SG · #877 CHHighest-lying municipalities686 m #33 SG · #796 CHGreatest vertical range331 m #42 SG · #940 CHSteepest municipalities13.9° #29 SG · #631 CHSolar potential19 GWh #67 SG · #1035 CHSolar potential per capita11'834 kWh #14 SG · #778 CHCheapest electricity25.02 Rp./kWh #2 SG · #421 CHMost expensive electricity25.02 Rp./kWh #73 SG · #1686 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Lütisburg?
- Lütisburg has 6 postal codes: 9123, 9243, 9601, 9602, 9604, 9608.
- What is the tax rate in Lütisburg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Lütisburg is 155% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Lütisburg?
- A single person without children pays about 16'080 CHF income tax in Lütisburg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 75 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Lütisburg have?
- Lütisburg has 1'647 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Lütisburg?
- Lütisburg has 299 foreign residents, a share of 18.15% (2025).
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