Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'184 49.4%
Men
3'262 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'473 22.9%
Swiss citizens
5'759 89.3%
Foreign residents
687 10.7%
Population density
79 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'473 · 22.9%20–64 · 3'530 · 54.8%65+ · 1'443 · 22.4%
Foreign residents 10.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +26 (+0.4%) · 62 births · 51 deaths · net migration +18
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 Toggenburg: 20.6% Yes
23.8% YesNo 76.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 45.3% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 61.9% Yes
62.3% YesNo 37.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 64.3% Yes
69.1% YesNo 30.9%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 47.2% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 34.6% Yes
30.9% YesNo 69.2%
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% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 17.4% Yes
16.9% YesNo 83.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 49.3% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 46.3% Yes
52.9% YesNo 47.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 72.0% Yes
68.5% YesNo 31.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.0% · strongest party
SVP42.0%
Mitte19.9%
FDP12.7%
SP7.7%
GRÜNE6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
120%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 54 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'144 CHF(14.1%)
Rank 53 of 75 in the canton · 860 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:14'144 CHF(~14.1%)
NeckertalCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Neckertal | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.1% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.1% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.1% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.9% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.6% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.3% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.9% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.4% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.6% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.7% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.7% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.5% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.1% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'426 mm
8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'167 m
Mean elevation
839 m
Relief
591 m
Mean slope
16.1°
Flat share
6.4%
South-facing
19.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 591 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
82.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
117.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
18'400
Per inhabitant
12'856 kWh/yr
83 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
29.11–29.32 Rp./kWh
29.22 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG · Elektrokorporation Wald - St. Peterzell
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300516 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 3 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
0.61 %
Second homes
16.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
3'442
Built before 194648.7%
Built since 200110.7%
0.61 %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
2'415
Workplaces
611
Services share
51.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 583 (24.1%) · Secondary 581 (24.1%) · Tertiary 1'251 (51.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
225
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
4'809 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 municipalities6'446 #29 SG · #317 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #45 SG · #1165 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #31 SG · #942 CHJobs per resident0.37 #50 SG · #960 CHFamilies & children22.9% #17 SG · #334 CHAge structure22.4% #16 SG · #791 CHWomen share49.4% #37 SG · #1329 CHForeign residents10.7% #67 SG · #1656 CHPopulation density79/km² #67 SG · #1593 CHTax burden14'144 #55 SG · #862 CHTaxes120% #54 SGWarmest municipalities8.2 °C #61 SG · #1668 CHSunniest municipalities41.9% #37 SG · #1150 CHRainiest municipalities1'426 mm #24 SG · #320 CHVoter turnout58.2% #22 SG · #805 CHAgainst Switzerland32.4% #4 SG · #35 CHAligned with Switzerland67.6% #74 SG · #1430 CHSVP strongholds42% #23 SG · #557 CHSP strongholds7.7% #53 SG · #1728 CHCentre strongholds19.9% #41 SG · #531 CHFDP strongholds12.7% #47 SG · #1066 CHGLP strongholds3.1% #69 SG · #1573 CHGreen strongholds6.6% #37 SG · #1192 CHLargest by area81.8 km² #5 SG · #97 CHHighest municipalities912 m #7 SG · #327 CHSecond homes16.8% #9 SG · #458 CHOrganic farming20% #13 SG · #636 CHBest-connected municipalities115 min #57 SG · #1894 CHRemotest municipalities115 min #22 SG · #216 CHHighest peaks1'167 m #29 SG · #632 CHHighest-lying municipalities839 m #20 SG · #576 CHGreatest vertical range591 m #29 SG · #621 CHSteepest municipalities16.1° #21 SG · #536 CHSolar potential83 GWh #12 SG · #132 CHSolar potential per capita12'856 kWh #11 SG · #649 CHCheapest electricity29.22 Rp./kWh #23 SG · #1667 CHMost expensive electricity29.22 Rp./kWh #52 SG · #441 CH
Postal codes (16)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 18Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Neckertal?
- Neckertal has 16 postal codes: 9103, 9105, 9107, 9113, 9114, 9115, 9116, 9122, 9123, 9125, 9126, 9127 ….
- What is the tax rate in Neckertal?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Neckertal is 120% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Neckertal?
- A single person without children pays about 14'144 CHF income tax in Neckertal on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Neckertal have?
- Neckertal has 6'446 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Neckertal?
- Neckertal has 687 foreign residents, a share of 10.66% (2025).
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