Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'152 49.8%
Men
3'172 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'300 20.6%
Swiss citizens
4'128 65.3%
Foreign residents
2'196 34.7%
Population density
1'299 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'300 · 20.6%20–64 · 3'912 · 61.9%65+ · 1'112 · 17.6%
Foreign residents 34.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +5 (+0.1%) · 47 births · 49 deaths · net migration +21
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 Baden: 26.5% Yes
25.9% YesNo 74.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 24.4% Yes
28.8% YesNo 71.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 53.5% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 43.1% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 45.4% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 49.2% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 54.5% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
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 Baden: 26.8% Yes
20.4% YesNo 79.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 38.7% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 32.5% Yes
36.0% YesNo 64.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.5% · strongest party
SVP35.5%
Mitte14.4%
SP13.8%
FDP12.9%
GLP10.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
110%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 115 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'059 CHF(13.1%)
Rank 107 of 196 in the canton · 551 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:13'059 CHF(~13.1%)
MellingenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Mellingen | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.1% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.7% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.1% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.1% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.8% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.5% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.9% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.5% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.2% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.3% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.2% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'077 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
443 m
Mean elevation
378 m
Relief
102 m
Mean slope
5.1°
Flat share
63.7%
South-facing
14.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 102 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
35.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
47.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'900
Per inhabitant
5'633 kWh/yr
36 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
24.38 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.45 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
24.38 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Mellingen, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
0.14 %
Second homes
5.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'884
Built before 194615.8%
Built since 200136.0%
0.14 %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
2'041
Workplaces
364
Services share
73.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 27 (1.3%) · Secondary 521 (25.5%) · Tertiary 1'493 (73.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
6
Organic share
16.7 %
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 municipalities6'324 #30 AG · #322 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #139 AG · #1365 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #59 AG · #745 CHJobs per resident0.32 #86 AG · #1188 CHFamilies & children20.6% #85 AG · #949 CHAge structure17.6% #149 AG · #1697 CHWomen share49.8% #73 AG · #1079 CHForeign residents34.7% #23 AG · #166 CHPopulation density1'299/km² #16 AG · #154 CHTax burden13'059 #111 AG · #555 CHTaxes110% #115 AGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #32 AG · #418 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #72 AG · #1757 CHRainiest municipalities1'077 mm #111 AG · #1241 CHVoter turnout49% #171 AG · #1860 CHAgainst Switzerland9.9% #125 AG · #1195 CHAligned with Switzerland90.1% #40 AG · #264 CHSVP strongholds35.5% #151 AG · #939 CHSP strongholds13.8% #80 AG · #1069 CHCentre strongholds14.4% #67 AG · #874 CHFDP strongholds12.9% #70 AG · #1045 CHGLP strongholds10.5% #22 AG · #262 CHGreen strongholds6.1% #78 AG · #1314 CHLargest by area4.9 km² #124 AG · #1561 CHHighest municipalities350 m #175 AG · #2017 CHSecond homes5.2% #181 AG · #2039 CHOrganic farming16.7% #53 AG · #794 CHBest-connected municipalities56 min #45 AG · #655 CHRemotest municipalities56 min #144 AG · #1457 CHHighest peaks443 m #185 AG · #2030 CHHighest-lying municipalities378 m #180 AG · #2040 CHGreatest vertical range102 m #181 AG · #1824 CHSteepest municipalities5.1° #147 AG · #1549 CHSolar potential36 GWh #45 AG · #551 CHSolar potential per capita5'633 kWh #171 AG · #1881 CHCheapest electricity24.38 Rp./kWh #12 AG · #275 CHMost expensive electricity24.38 Rp./kWh #185 AG · #1832 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Mellingen?
- The postal code of Mellingen is 5507.
- What is the tax rate in Mellingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Mellingen is 110% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Mellingen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'059 CHF income tax in Mellingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 107 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Mellingen have?
- Mellingen has 6'324 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Mellingen?
- Mellingen has 2'196 foreign residents, a share of 34.72% (2025).
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