Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'045 49.9%
Men
2'054 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
854 20.8%
Swiss citizens
3'460 84.4%
Foreign residents
639 15.6%
Population density
583 pop./km²
0–19 · 854 · 20.8%20–64 · 2'284 · 55.7%65+ · 961 · 23.4%
Foreign residents 15.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +9 (+0.2%) · 36 births · 39 deaths · net migration +15
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 Aarau: 29.6% Yes
18.9% YesNo 81.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 23.9% Yes
34.3% YesNo 65.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 51.7% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 43.2% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 45.3% Yes
35.1% YesNo 64.9%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 67.7% Yes
71.1% YesNo 28.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 53.7% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
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 Aarau: 31.0% Yes
16.7% YesNo 83.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 35.4% Yes
41.2% YesNo 58.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Aarau: 31.8% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.7% · strongest party
SVP45.7%
FDP15.2%
SP11.9%
Mitte8.5%
GLP6.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier112%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
112%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 120 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'165 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 119 of 196 in the canton · 572 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:13'165 CHF(~13.2%)
MuhenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Muhen | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.2% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.1% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.2% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.2% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.9% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.4% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.1% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.3% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.5% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.1% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'134 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
636 m
Mean elevation
488 m
Relief
216 m
Mean slope
9.2°
Flat share
39.6%
South-facing
18.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 216 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
32 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
41.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'100
Per inhabitant
7'799 kWh/yr
32 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
34.08 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.23 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
16.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.1 Rp./kWh
34.08 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Muhen, Elektrizitaetsversorgung
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
2.67 %
Second homes
8.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'876
Built before 194620.3%
Built since 200130.6%
2.67 %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
1'464
Workplaces
260
Services share
79.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 77 (5.3%) · Secondary 226 (15.4%) · Tertiary 1'161 (79.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
15
Organic share
6.7 %
Farmland
298 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 municipalities4'099 #61 AG · #544 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #130 AG · #1275 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #67 AG · #835 CHJobs per resident0.36 #73 AG · #1009 CHFamilies & children20.8% #78 AG · #883 CHAge structure23.4% #23 AG · #598 CHWomen share49.9% #65 AG · #1021 CHForeign residents15.6% #151 AG · #1231 CHPopulation density583/km² #70 AG · #442 CHTax burden13'165 #119 AG · #572 CHTaxes112% #120 AGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #91 AG · #720 CHSunniest municipalities40% #133 AG · #1890 CHRainiest municipalities1'134 mm #23 AG · #903 CHVoter turnout55.4% #99 AG · #1162 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #54 AG · #700 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #104 AG · #749 CHSVP strongholds45.7% #64 AG · #366 CHSP strongholds11.9% #113 AG · #1304 CHCentre strongholds8.5% #147 AG · #1373 CHFDP strongholds15.2% #31 AG · #807 CHGLP strongholds6.1% #129 AG · #954 CHGreen strongholds3.5% #175 AG · #1813 CHLargest by area7 km² #82 AG · #1264 CHHighest municipalities467 m #68 AG · #1406 CHSecond homes8.2% #87 AG · #1588 CHOrganic farming6.7% #124 AG · #1441 CHBest-connected municipalities63 min #95 AG · #883 CHRemotest municipalities63 min #95 AG · #1236 CHHighest peaks636 m #85 AG · #1400 CHHighest-lying municipalities488 m #82 AG · #1494 CHGreatest vertical range216 m #100 AG · #1287 CHSteepest municipalities9.2° #59 AG · #998 CHSolar potential32 GWh #56 AG · #628 CHSolar potential per capita7'799 kWh #117 AG · #1508 CHCheapest electricity34.08 Rp./kWh #195 AG · #2064 CHMost expensive electricity34.08 Rp./kWh #2 AG · #43 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Muhen?
- The postal code of Muhen is 5037.
- What is the tax rate in Muhen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Muhen is 112% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Muhen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'165 CHF income tax in Muhen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 119 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Muhen have?
- Muhen has 4'099 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Muhen?
- Muhen has 639 foreign residents, a share of 15.59% (2025).
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