Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'632 48.6%
Men
1'723 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
715 21.3%
Swiss citizens
2'329 69.4%
Foreign residents
1'026 30.6%
Population density
437 pop./km²
0–19 · 715 · 21.3%20–64 · 2'079 · 62.0%65+ · 561 · 16.7%
Foreign residents 30.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +188 (+5.9%) · 25 births · 17 deaths · net migration +183
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 Frauenfeld: 24.4% Yes
23.9% YesNo 76.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
60.7% YesNo 39.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
59.1% YesNo 40.9%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
40.7% YesNo 59.3%
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 Frauenfeld: 22.0% Yes
18.2% YesNo 81.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 72.9% Yes
70.8% YesNo 29.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.9% · strongest party
SVP45.9%
Mitte12.8%
SP10.9%
GRÜNE8.3%
FDP7.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier151%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
151%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 58 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'435 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 55 of 80 in the canton · 675 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:13'435 CHF(~13.4%)
MatzingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Matzingen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.6% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.3% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.7% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.6% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.3% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'003 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
612 m
Mean elevation
490 m
Relief
179 m
Mean slope
5.5°
Flat share
58.7%
South-facing
16.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 179 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
28.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
37.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'300
Per inhabitant
8'444 kWh/yr
28 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
25.32 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.52 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
25.32 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Werkbetrieb der Dorfgemeinde Matzingen
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
1.66 %
Second homes
8.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'447
Built before 194619.6%
Built since 200126.3%
1.66 %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
1'141
Workplaces
193
Services share
52.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 58 (5.1%) · Secondary 486 (42.6%) · Tertiary 597 (52.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
21
Organic share
19 %
Farmland
416 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 municipalities3'355 #27 TG · #658 CHGrowing municipalities5.9% #2 TG · #28 CHShrinking municipalities5.9% #79 TG · #2081 CHJobs per resident0.34 #57 TG · #1106 CHFamilies & children21.3% #32 TG · #728 CHAge structure16.7% #72 TG · #1819 CHWomen share48.6% #58 TG · #1687 CHForeign residents30.6% #15 TG · #293 CHPopulation density437/km² #25 TG · #567 CHTax burden13'435 #59 TG · #679 CHTaxes151% #58 TGWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #68 TG · #1324 CHSunniest municipalities39.9% #21 TG · #1948 CHRainiest municipalities1'003 mm #25 TG · #1607 CHVoter turnout49.3% #77 TG · #1834 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #51 TG · #938 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #18 TG · #536 CHSVP strongholds45.9% #33 TG · #361 CHSP strongholds10.9% #14 TG · #1425 CHCentre strongholds12.8% #61 TG · #975 CHFDP strongholds7.8% #51 TG · #1617 CHGLP strongholds6.7% #28 TG · #825 CHGreen strongholds8.3% #35 TG · #832 CHLargest by area7.7 km² #57 TG · #1174 CHHighest municipalities480 m #35 TG · #1320 CHSecond homes8.8% #57 TG · #1447 CHOrganic farming19% #31 TG · #694 CHBest-connected municipalities77 min #12 TG · #1289 CHRemotest municipalities77 min #69 TG · #834 CHHighest peaks612 m #41 TG · #1487 CHHighest-lying municipalities490 m #43 TG · #1481 CHGreatest vertical range179 m #38 TG · #1449 CHSteepest municipalities5.5° #29 TG · #1480 CHSolar potential28 GWh #37 TG · #723 CHSolar potential per capita8'444 kWh #61 TG · #1375 CHCheapest electricity25.32 Rp./kWh #8 TG · #490 CHMost expensive electricity25.32 Rp./kWh #72 TG · #1617 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Matzingen?
- Matzingen has 2 postal codes: 8500, 9548.
- What is the tax rate in Matzingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Matzingen is 151% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Matzingen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'435 CHF income tax in Matzingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Matzingen have?
- Matzingen has 3'355 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Matzingen?
- Matzingen has 1'026 foreign residents, a share of 30.58% (2025).
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