Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
615 49.2%
Men
636 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
301 24.1%
Swiss citizens
1'130 90.3%
Foreign residents
121 9.7%
Population density
121 pop./km²
0–19 · 301 · 24.1%20–64 · 758 · 60.6%65+ · 192 · 15.3%
Foreign residents 9.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −14 (−1.1%) · 13 births · 5 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 Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 28.5% Yes
14.7% YesNo 85.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 26.3% Yes
37.0% YesNo 63.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 53.1% Yes
65.4% YesNo 34.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 40.9% Yes
62.7% YesNo 37.3%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 67.7% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 49.9% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
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 Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 29.0% Yes
16.3% YesNo 83.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 36.7% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 33.0% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis St. Gallen: 76.2% Yes
76.4% YesNo 23.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP38.2% · strongest party
SVP38.2%
Mitte32.2%
FDP11.6%
SP5.0%
GRÜNE4.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier116%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
116%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 41 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'923 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 40 of 75 in the canton · 818 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'923 CHF(~13.9%)
MuolenCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Muolen | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.3% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.7% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.1% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.4% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.4% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.2% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.8% | 19.7–26.7% | 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 1991–20201'014 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
545 m
Mean elevation
504 m
Relief
92 m
Mean slope
2.9°
Flat share
84.8%
South-facing
2.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 92 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
22.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
29.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'900
Per inhabitant
17'690 kWh/yr
22 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
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
29.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300538 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
12.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
553
Built before 194634.7%
Built since 200128.0%
0 %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
455
Workplaces
121
Services share
47.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 147 (32.3%) · Secondary 93 (20.4%) · Tertiary 215 (47.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
57
Organic share
3.5 %
Farmland
931 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 municipalities1'251 #73 SG · #1292 CHGrowing municipalities-1.1% #71 SG · #1840 CHShrinking municipalities-1.1% #5 SG · #267 CHJobs per resident0.36 #52 SG · #1004 CHFamilies & children24.1% #9 SG · #156 CHAge structure15.3% #75 SG · #1961 CHWomen share49.2% #47 SG · #1428 CHForeign residents9.7% #69 SG · #1728 CHPopulation density121/km² #62 SG · #1361 CHTax burden13'923 #41 SG · #819 CHTaxes116% #41 SGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #28 SG · #718 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #68 SG · #1993 CHRainiest municipalities1'014 mm #74 SG · #1565 CHVoter turnout61% #12 SG · #501 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #28 SG · #355 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #45 SG · #1091 CHSVP strongholds38.2% #40 SG · #755 CHSP strongholds5% #71 SG · #1936 CHCentre strongholds32.2% #1 SG · #206 CHFDP strongholds11.6% #62 SG · #1199 CHGLP strongholds4% #58 SG · #1410 CHGreen strongholds4.6% #64 SG · #1615 CHLargest by area10.3 km² #47 SG · #939 CHHighest municipalities490 m #48 SG · #1259 CHSecond homes12.2% #27 SG · #873 CHOrganic farming3.5% #61 SG · #1566 CHBest-connected municipalities103 min #38 SG · #1747 CHRemotest municipalities103 min #37 SG · #357 CHHighest peaks545 m #67 SG · #1736 CHHighest-lying municipalities504 m #57 SG · #1405 CHGreatest vertical range92 m #71 SG · #1868 CHSteepest municipalities2.9° #73 SG · #1912 CHSolar potential22 GWh #64 SG · #941 CHSolar potential per capita17'690 kWh #2 SG · #272 CHCheapest electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #25 SG · #1719 CHMost expensive electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #41 SG · #379 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Muolen?
- Muolen has 4 postal codes: 8580, 9220, 9308, 9313.
- What is the tax rate in Muolen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Muolen is 116% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Muolen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'923 CHF income tax in Muolen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Muolen have?
- Muolen has 1'251 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Muolen?
- Muolen has 121 foreign residents, a share of 9.67% (2025).
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