Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'512 47.4%
Men
1'676 52.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
602 18.9%
Swiss citizens
2'444 76.7%
Foreign residents
744 23.3%
Population density
171 pop./km²
0–19 · 602 · 18.9%20–64 · 1'929 · 60.5%65+ · 657 · 20.6%
Foreign residents 23.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +60 (+1.9%) · 13 births · 23 deaths · net migration +69
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 Zofingen: 23.9% Yes
20.6% YesNo 79.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 33.3% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.3% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.1% Yes
66.1% YesNo 34.0%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.9% Yes
34.9% YesNo 65.1%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 54.8% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
37.6% YesNo 62.4%
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 Zofingen: 22.2% Yes
15.3% YesNo 84.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
51.7% YesNo 48.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.4% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP51.8% · strongest party
SVP51.8%
SP11.1%
FDP10.8%
Mitte6.4%
GLP5.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier118%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
118%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 161 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'485 CHF(13.5%)
Rank 158 of 196 in the canton · 688 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:13'485 CHF(~13.5%)
MurgenthalCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Murgenthal | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.4% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.5% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.5% | 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 | 16% | 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 | 19.1% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.5% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.8% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.9% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.8% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.6% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'113 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
570 m
Mean elevation
481 m
Relief
171 m
Mean slope
5.8°
Flat share
55.2%
South-facing
10.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 171 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
30.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
38.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'700
Per inhabitant
9'511 kWh/yr
30 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
38.37 Rp./kWh
Energy
15.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
16.92 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.69 Rp./kWh
38.37 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Murgenthal, 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
4.18 %
Second homes
10.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'508
Built before 194641.2%
Built since 200117.2%
4.18 %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
924
Workplaces
211
Services share
55.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 55 (6.0%) · Secondary 357 (38.6%) · Tertiary 512 (55.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
23
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
388 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 municipalities3'188 #79 AG · #689 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #44 AG · #372 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #153 AG · #1735 CHJobs per resident0.29 #101 AG · #1340 CHFamilies & children18.9% #150 AG · #1481 CHAge structure20.6% #70 AG · #1126 CHWomen share47.4% #185 AG · #1965 CHForeign residents23.3% #74 AG · #632 CHPopulation density171/km² #168 AG · #1126 CHTax burden13'485 #163 AG · #693 CHTaxes118% #161 AGWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #175 AG · #1075 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #129 AG · #1846 CHRainiest municipalities1'113 mm #67 AG · #1035 CHVoter turnout48.7% #174 AG · #1881 CHAgainst Switzerland26.5% #14 AG · #171 CHAligned with Switzerland73.5% #153 AG · #1287 CHSVP strongholds51.8% #25 AG · #194 CHSP strongholds11.1% #130 AG · #1405 CHCentre strongholds6.4% #183 AG · #1646 CHFDP strongholds10.8% #123 AG · #1293 CHGLP strongholds5.3% #152 AG · #1135 CHGreen strongholds5% #124 AG · #1549 CHLargest by area18.6 km² #6 AG · #518 CHHighest municipalities412 m #123 AG · #1833 CHSecond homes10.3% #36 AG · #1155 CHOrganic farming0% #190 AG · #1885 CHBest-connected municipalities64 min #106 AG · #914 CHRemotest municipalities64 min #93 AG · #1207 CHHighest peaks570 m #126 AG · #1648 CHHighest-lying municipalities481 m #87 AG · #1521 CHGreatest vertical range171 m #138 AG · #1483 CHSteepest municipalities5.8° #129 AG · #1430 CHSolar potential30 GWh #62 AG · #667 CHSolar potential per capita9'511 kWh #71 AG · #1155 CHCheapest electricity38.37 Rp./kWh #196 AG · #2103 CHMost expensive electricity38.37 Rp./kWh #1 AG · #4 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Murgenthal?
- Murgenthal has 4 postal codes: 4853, 4856, 4914, 4915.
- What is the tax rate in Murgenthal?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Murgenthal is 118% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Murgenthal?
- A single person without children pays about 13'485 CHF income tax in Murgenthal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 158 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Murgenthal have?
- Murgenthal has 3'188 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Murgenthal?
- Murgenthal has 744 foreign residents, a share of 23.34% (2025).
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