Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
112 49.3%
Men
115 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
40 17.6%
Swiss citizens
202 89.0%
Foreign residents
25 11.0%
Population density
84 pop./km²
0–19 · 40 · 17.6%20–64 · 124 · 54.6%65+ · 63 · 27.8%
Foreign residents 11.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +3 (+1.3%) · 3 births · 2 deaths · net migration +2
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 Zurzach: 21.6% Yes
29.7% YesNo 70.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 33.0% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 59.7% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 56.6% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 41.6% Yes
38.7% YesNo 61.3%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 50.8% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 42.2% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
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 Zurzach: 19.5% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 43.7% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zurzach: 40.6% Yes
31.0% YesNo 69.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP26.7% · strongest party
SVP26.7%
Mitte19.2%
SP16.9%
GRÜNE14.7%
FDP6.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier127%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
127%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 196 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'965 CHF(14%)
Rank 195 of 196 in the canton · 823 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'965 CHF(~14%)
MellikonCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Mellikon | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.6% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.7% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.3% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.8% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.9% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.8% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.5% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.3% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.7% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.1% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.4% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.6% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.5% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25.3% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'026 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
557 m
Mean elevation
431 m
Relief
234 m
Mean slope
9.8°
Flat share
28.9%
South-facing
0.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 234 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
4.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
5.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'100
Per inhabitant
21'278 kWh/yr
5 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
29.71 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.46 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.75 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektragenossenschaft Mellikon
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 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
1.82 %
Second homes
12.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
110
Built before 194631.8%
Built since 200110.9%
1.82 %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
127
Workplaces
21
Services share
37 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 14 (11.0%) · Secondary 66 (52.0%) · Tertiary 47 (37.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
3
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
69 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 municipalities227 #195 AG · #2013 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #69 AG · #616 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #129 AG · #1496 CHJobs per resident0.56 #27 AG · #410 CHFamilies & children17.6% #179 AG · #1736 CHAge structure27.8% #4 AG · #185 CHWomen share49.3% #109 AG · #1395 CHForeign residents11% #187 AG · #1629 CHPopulation density84/km² #191 AG · #1570 CHTax burden13'965 #196 AG · #824 CHTaxes127% #196 AGWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #28 AG · #357 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #101 AG · #1786 CHRainiest municipalities1'026 mm #163 AG · #1511 CHVoter turnout60.8% #25 AG · #519 CHSVP strongholds26.7% #184 AG · #1474 CHSP strongholds16.9% #39 AG · #752 CHCentre strongholds19.2% #17 AG · #575 CHFDP strongholds6.4% #192 AG · #1755 CHGLP strongholds4.9% #164 AG · #1226 CHGreen strongholds14.7% #1 AG · #148 CHLargest by area2.7 km² #181 AG · #1922 CHHighest municipalities399 m #136 AG · #1902 CHSecond homes12.6% #13 AG · #829 CHOrganic farming33.3% #9 AG · #270 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #154 AG · #1161 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #51 AG · #970 CHHighest peaks557 m #133 AG · #1689 CHHighest-lying municipalities431 m #131 AG · #1858 CHGreatest vertical range234 m #82 AG · #1208 CHSteepest municipalities9.8° #47 AG · #943 CHSolar potential5 GWh #191 AG · #1928 CHSolar potential per capita21'278 kWh #1 AG · #157 CHCheapest electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #143 AG · #1718 CHMost expensive electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #54 AG · #389 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Mellikon?
- The postal code of Mellikon is 5465.
- What is the tax rate in Mellikon?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Mellikon is 127% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Mellikon?
- A single person without children pays about 13'965 CHF income tax in Mellikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 195 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Mellikon have?
- Mellikon has 227 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Mellikon?
- Mellikon has 25 foreign residents, a share of 11.01% (2025).
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