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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'336 49.4%
Men
1'368 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
577 21.3%
Swiss citizens
2'152 79.6%
Foreign residents
552 20.4%
Population density
151 pop./km²
0–19 · 577 · 21.3%20–64 · 1'512 · 55.9%65+ · 615 · 22.7%
Foreign residents 20.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +44 (+1.7%) · 14 births · 12 deaths · net migration +50
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 39.6% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
27.09.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag angenommen werden?Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 47.0% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 45.2% Yes
45.0% YesNo 55.0%
27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 47.5% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 60.4% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 57.8% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 74.7% Yes
75.7% YesNo 24.3%
14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 69.7% Yes
71.3% YesNo 28.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 37.0% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP45.2% · strongest party
SVP45.2%
SP25.5%
FDP9.5%
GLP5.4%
Übrige4.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier99%
Cantonal tax multiplier76%
99%SH range 59%117%
Tax rank 15 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'519 CHF(12.5%)
Rank 15 of 26 in the canton · 403 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'519 CHF(~12.5%)
NeunkirchCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeNeunkirchSchaffhausenSwitzerland median
40'0005.6%4.4–6.1%5.4%
50'0007.1%5.6–7.8%7.8%
60'0008.4%6.7–9.2%10.5%
70'0009.6%7.6–10.4%11.9%
80'00010.6%8.4–11.5%13.1%
90'00011.5%9.1–12.5%14.1%
100'00012.5%10.1–13.6%15.3%
110'00013.4%10.8–14.6%16.3%
120'00014.2%11.5–15.4%17.2%
130'00014.9%12.1–16.1%18.1%
140'00015.5%12.7–16.8%19%
150'00016.1%13.2–17.4%19.7%
175'00017.7%14.6–19.1%21.6%
200'00019.1%15.9–20.6%23.2%
225'00020.4%17–21.9%24.6%
250'00021.3%17.9–22.9%25.8%
275'00021.9%18.5–23.5%26.8%
300'00022.4%18.9–24%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020915 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
662 m
Mean elevation
497 m
Relief
263 m
Mean slope
7°
Flat share
59.7%
South-facing
9.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 263 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
26.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
33.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'900
Per inhabitant
9'826 kWh/yr
27 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
30.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.05 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.82 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300557 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Schaffhausen413 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 Schaffhausen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Schaffhausen (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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.98 %
Second homes
10.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'333
Built before 194629.5%
Built since 200136.4%
0.98 %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 · 2024
Jobs
923
Workplaces
160
Services share
54.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 61 (6.6%) · Secondary 356 (38.6%) · Tertiary 506 (54.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
17
Organic share
11.8 %
Farmland
477 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 79 min · Car 61 min
AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 19/26 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2904
Head of governmentRuedi Vögele
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'704 #6 SH · #790 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #10 SH · #473 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #17 SH · #1638 CHJobs per resident0.34 #10 SH · #1097 CHFamilies & children21.3% #6 SH · #719 CHAge structure22.7% #15 SH · #729 CHWomen share49.4% #16 SH · #1323 CHForeign residents20.4% #13 SH · #823 CHPopulation density151/km² #11 SH · #1219 CHTax burden12'519 #15 SH · #403 CHTaxes99% #15 SHWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #11 SH · #1239 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #12 SH · #1967 CHRainiest municipalities915 mm #5 SH · #1904 CHVoter turnout74% #11 SH · #22 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #11 SH · #776 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #3 SH · #667 CHSVP strongholds45.2% #21 SH · #389 CHSP strongholds25.5% #3 SH · #157 CHCentre strongholds2.5% #7 SH · #2024 CHFDP strongholds9.5% #19 SH · #1453 CHGLP strongholds5.4% #16 SH · #1108 CHGreen strongholds3.2% #16 SH · #1855 CHLargest by area17.9 km² #6 SH · #535 CHHighest municipalities441 m #19 SH · #1610 CHSecond homes10.6% #10 SH · #1120 CHOrganic farming11.8% #10 SH · #1098 CHBest-connected municipalities79 min #8 SH · #1335 CHRemotest municipalities79 min #19 SH · #788 CHHighest peaks662 m #14 SH · #1322 CHHighest-lying municipalities497 m #16 SH · #1435 CHGreatest vertical range263 m #13 SH · #1107 CHSteepest municipalities7° #17 SH · #1240 CHSolar potential27 GWh #9 SH · #780 CHSolar potential per capita9'826 kWh #20 SH · #1097 CHCheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #4 SH · #1864 CHMost expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #3 SH · #223 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Neunkirch?
Neunkirch has 4 postal codes: 8213, 8217, 8223, 8224.
What is the tax rate in Neunkirch?
The municipal tax multiplier of Neunkirch is 99% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Neunkirch?
A single person without children pays about 12'519 CHF income tax in Neunkirch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Neunkirch have?
Neunkirch has 2'704 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Neunkirch?
Neunkirch has 552 foreign residents, a share of 20.41% (2025).

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