Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
668 48.8%
Men
700 51.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
293 21.4%
Swiss citizens
1'064 77.8%
Foreign residents
304 22.2%
Population density
248 pop./km²
0–19 · 293 · 21.4%20–64 · 849 · 62.1%65+ · 226 · 16.5%
Foreign residents 22.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +21 (+1.6%) · 10 births · 11 deaths · net migration +26
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 Muri: 20.0% Yes
19.5% YesNo 80.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
64.5% YesNo 35.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
63.6% YesNo 36.4%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
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 Muri: 17.9% Yes
16.1% YesNo 83.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.3% · strongest party
SVP45.3%
Mitte21.3%
FDP9.7%
SP8.8%
GLP6.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier117%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
117%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 152 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'432 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 152 of 196 in the canton · 669 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:13'432 CHF(~13.4%)
MühlauCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Mühlau | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.3% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.3% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.3% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.4% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.2% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.9% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.7% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.4% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.4% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.7% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.8% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.8% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.5% | 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 1991–20201'150 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
480 m
Mean elevation
412 m
Relief
95 m
Mean slope
3.2°
Flat share
77.7%
South-facing
0.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 95 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
13.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'000
Per inhabitant
9'715 kWh/yr
13 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
25.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.75 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.4 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.65 Rp./kWh
25.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Mühlau
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
0.62 %
Second homes
15.1 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
645
Built before 194618.6%
Built since 200137.1%
0.62 %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
325
Workplaces
104
Services share
40.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 77 (23.7%) · Secondary 117 (36.0%) · Tertiary 131 (40.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
24
Organic share
4.2 %
Farmland
449 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 municipalities1'368 #145 AG · #1244 CHGrowing municipalities1.6% #55 AG · #503 CHShrinking municipalities1.6% #142 AG · #1610 CHJobs per resident0.24 #136 AG · #1588 CHFamilies & children21.4% #53 AG · #692 CHAge structure16.5% #173 AG · #1852 CHWomen share48.8% #141 AG · #1609 CHForeign residents22.2% #85 AG · #697 CHPopulation density248/km² #137 AG · #889 CHTax burden13'432 #156 AG · #673 CHTaxes117% #152 AGWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #21 AG · #350 CHSunniest municipalities41.4% #5 AG · #1256 CHRainiest municipalities1'150 mm #5 AG · #838 CHVoter turnout54.5% #113 AG · #1299 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #31 AG · #363 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #137 AG · #1099 CHSVP strongholds45.3% #69 AG · #386 CHSP strongholds8.8% #161 AG · #1622 CHCentre strongholds21.3% #8 AG · #471 CHFDP strongholds9.7% #150 AG · #1440 CHGLP strongholds6.4% #124 AG · #885 CHGreen strongholds3.4% #183 AG · #1836 CHLargest by area5.5 km² #109 AG · #1476 CHHighest municipalities397 m #138 AG · #1907 CHSecond homes15.1% #4 AG · #577 CHOrganic farming4.2% #134 AG · #1553 CHBest-connected municipalities71 min #142 AG · #1121 CHRemotest municipalities71 min #56 AG · #1008 CHHighest peaks480 m #178 AG · #1945 CHHighest-lying municipalities412 m #154 AG · #1942 CHGreatest vertical range95 m #185 AG · #1853 CHSteepest municipalities3.2° #187 AG · #1881 CHSolar potential13 GWh #137 AG · #1332 CHSolar potential per capita9'715 kWh #67 AG · #1116 CHCheapest electricity25.15 Rp./kWh #22 AG · #456 CHMost expensive electricity25.15 Rp./kWh #175 AG · #1650 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Mühlau?
- The postal code of Mühlau is 5642.
- What is the tax rate in Mühlau?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Mühlau is 117% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Mühlau?
- A single person without children pays about 13'432 CHF income tax in Mühlau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 152 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Mühlau have?
- Mühlau has 1'368 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Mühlau?
- Mühlau has 304 foreign residents, a share of 22.22% (2025).
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