Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'288 48.0%
Men
2'474 52.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'087 22.8%
Swiss citizens
4'107 86.3%
Foreign residents
655 13.8%
Population density
269 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'087 · 22.8%20–64 · 2'847 · 59.8%65+ · 828 · 17.4%
Foreign residents 13.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +36 (+0.8%) · 41 births · 24 deaths · net migration +3
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 Wil: 23.1% Yes
15.1% YesNo 84.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 34.2% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 61.0% Yes
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 53.0% Yes
65.5% YesNo 34.5%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 59.3% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 42.7% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
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 Wil: 20.2% Yes
11.4% YesNo 88.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 43.1% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 38.0% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Wil: 73.9% Yes
74.0% YesNo 26.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.5% · strongest party
SVP44.5%
Mitte20.5%
FDP16.4%
SP6.9%
GRÜNE5.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
100%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 18 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'038 CHF(13%)
Rank 17 of 75 in the canton · 544 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:13'038 CHF(~13%)
OberbürenCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Oberbüren | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.8% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.9% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.1% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.1% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.9% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.7% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.3% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.3% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.2% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.6% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'071 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
660 m
Mean elevation
567 m
Relief
181 m
Mean slope
5.4°
Flat share
65.1%
South-facing
11.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 181 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
57.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
74.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'700
Per inhabitant
12'043 kWh/yr
57 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
33.96 Rp./kWh
Energy
16.91 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.35 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
33.96 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Oberbüren, Elektra / Stromversorgung
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 1
Standard model, deductible 300577 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 1 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
0.53 %
Second homes
7.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
2'076
Built before 194614.5%
Built since 200130.7%
0.53 %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
3'514
Workplaces
384
Services share
57.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 213 (6.1%) · Secondary 1'295 (36.9%) · Tertiary 2'006 (57.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
67
Organic share
10.4 %
Farmland
1'254 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 municipalities4'762 #43 SG · #464 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #31 SG · #932 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #45 SG · #1175 CHJobs per resident0.74 #3 SG · #190 CHFamilies & children22.8% #18 SG · #352 CHAge structure17.4% #65 SG · #1722 CHWomen share48% #69 SG · #1861 CHForeign residents13.8% #59 SG · #1386 CHPopulation density269/km² #43 SG · #845 CHTax burden13'038 #18 SG · #545 CHTaxes100% #18 SGWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #43 SG · #1248 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #52 SG · #1501 CHRainiest municipalities1'071 mm #66 SG · #1271 CHVoter turnout55.7% #39 SG · #1124 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #26 SG · #262 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #55 SG · #1199 CHSVP strongholds44.5% #13 SG · #428 CHSP strongholds6.9% #57 SG · #1800 CHCentre strongholds20.5% #38 SG · #508 CHFDP strongholds16.4% #16 SG · #710 CHGLP strongholds2.9% #72 SG · #1605 CHGreen strongholds5.6% #53 SG · #1426 CHLargest by area17.7 km² #33 SG · #541 CHHighest municipalities500 m #46 SG · #1208 CHSecond homes7.2% #72 SG · #1787 CHOrganic farming10.4% #39 SG · #1195 CHBest-connected municipalities88 min #22 SG · #1526 CHRemotest municipalities88 min #57 SG · #589 CHHighest peaks660 m #56 SG · #1330 CHHighest-lying municipalities567 m #48 SG · #1140 CHGreatest vertical range181 m #63 SG · #1442 CHSteepest municipalities5.4° #58 SG · #1495 CHSolar potential57 GWh #22 SG · #258 CHSolar potential per capita12'043 kWh #13 SG · #749 CHCheapest electricity33.96 Rp./kWh #61 SG · #2058 CHMost expensive electricity33.96 Rp./kWh #14 SG · #49 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Oberbüren?
- Oberbüren has 4 postal codes: 9203, 9230, 9240, 9245.
- What is the tax rate in Oberbüren?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Oberbüren is 100% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Oberbüren?
- A single person without children pays about 13'038 CHF income tax in Oberbüren on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 17 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Oberbüren have?
- Oberbüren has 4'762 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Oberbüren?
- Oberbüren has 655 foreign residents, a share of 13.75% (2025).
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