Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'412 50.0%
Men
2'412 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
900 18.7%
Swiss citizens
3'641 75.5%
Foreign residents
1'183 24.5%
Population density
175 pop./km²
0–19 · 900 · 18.7%20–64 · 2'910 · 60.3%65+ · 1'014 · 21.0%
Foreign residents 24.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +124 (+2.6%) · 42 births · 37 deaths · net migration +127
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% Yes
20.8% YesNo 79.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
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% Yes
20.4% YesNo 79.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.0% YesNo 56.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
44.7% YesNo 55.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.7% YesNo 27.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP38.0% · strongest party
SVP38.0%
Mitte28.4%
GRÜNE13.3%
FDP8.3%
Übrige4.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier55%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
55%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 10 of 11 in canton ZugTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'405 CHF(5.4%)
Rank 10 of 11 in the canton · 10 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
100'000 CHF:5'405 CHF(~5.4%)
MenzingenCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Menzingen | Zug | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 1.6% | 1.5–1.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 2.2% | 2.1–2.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 2.9% | 2.8–3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 3.6% | 3.5–3.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 4.2% | 4.1–4.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 4.7% | 4.5–4.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 5.4% | 5.2–5.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 6.1% | 5.8–6.2% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 6.7% | 6.5–6.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 7.3% | 7.1–7.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 8% | 7.7–8.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 8.7% | 8.4–8.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 10.3% | 10–10.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 11.7% | 11.3–11.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 12.7% | 12.3–12.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 13.6% | 13.2–13.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 14.3% | 13.9–14.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 15% | 14.5–15.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'483 mm
8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'198 m
Mean elevation
818 m
Relief
684 m
Mean slope
13.5°
Flat share
21.1%
South-facing
9.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 684 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
41.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
56.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'300
Per inhabitant
8'659 kWh/yr
42 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 range H4
21.87–24.36 Rp./kWh
23.12 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators WWZ Energie AG · Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 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 Zug (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
0.94 %
Second homes
8.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'122
Built before 194619.3%
Built since 200127.4%
0.94 %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
1'841
Workplaces
405
Services share
73.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 262 (14.2%) · Secondary 219 (11.9%) · Tertiary 1'360 (73.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
96
Organic share
34.4 %
Farmland
1'892 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 · CC0BFS municipality number1704
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'824 #9 ZG · #455 CHGrowing municipalities2.6% #1 ZG · #211 CHShrinking municipalities2.6% #11 ZG · #1898 CHJobs per resident0.38 #8 ZG · #923 CHFamilies & children18.7% #10 ZG · #1521 CHAge structure21% #4 ZG · #1041 CHWomen share50% #2 ZG · #930 CHForeign residents24.5% #10 ZG · #576 CHPopulation density175/km² #11 ZG · #1105 CHTax burden5'405 #10 ZG · #10 CHTaxes55% #10 ZGWarmest municipalities8.2 °C #9 ZG · #1663 CHSunniest municipalities42.5% #3 ZG · #1054 CHRainiest municipalities1'483 mm #3 ZG · #261 CHVoter turnout62.3% #5 ZG · #392 CHAgainst Switzerland21.6% #2 ZG · #403 CHAligned with Switzerland78.4% #10 ZG · #1024 CHSVP strongholds38% #1 ZG · #767 CHSP strongholds2.6% #10 ZG · #2013 CHCentre strongholds28.4% #3 ZG · #262 CHFDP strongholds8.3% #11 ZG · #1563 CHGLP strongholds4.3% #9 ZG · #1345 CHGreen strongholds13.3% #7 ZG · #228 CHLargest by area27.5 km² #3 ZG · #332 CHHighest municipalities805 m #2 ZG · #417 CHSecond homes8.2% #5 ZG · #1568 CHOrganic farming34.4% #2 ZG · #247 CHBest-connected municipalities66 min #7 ZG · #963 CHRemotest municipalities66 min #5 ZG · #1140 CHHighest peaks1'198 m #5 ZG · #609 CHHighest-lying municipalities818 m #3 ZG · #599 CHGreatest vertical range684 m #5 ZG · #565 CHSteepest municipalities13.5° #2 ZG · #656 CHSolar potential42 GWh #9 ZG · #435 CHSolar potential per capita8'659 kWh #1 ZG · #1330 CHCheapest electricity23.12 Rp./kWh #11 ZG · #71 CHMost expensive electricity23.12 Rp./kWh #1 ZG · #2036 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Menzingen?
- Menzingen has 3 postal codes: 6313, 6314, 6315.
- What is the tax rate in Menzingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Menzingen is 55% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
- How much tax do you pay in Menzingen?
- A single person without children pays about 5'405 CHF income tax in Menzingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Menzingen have?
- Menzingen has 4'824 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Menzingen?
- Menzingen has 1'183 foreign residents, a share of 24.52% (2025).
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