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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
924 49.7%
Men
935 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
405 21.8%
Swiss citizens
1'619 87.1%
Foreign residents
240 12.9%
Population density
142 pop./km²
0–19 · 405 · 21.8%20–64 · 1'103 · 59.3%65+ · 351 · 18.9%
Foreign residents 12.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +24 (+1.3%) · 22 births · 17 deaths · net migration +21
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 Andelfingen: 32.7% Yes
30.3% YesNo 69.7%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 30.2% Yes
25.0% YesNo 75.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 59.7% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 52.8% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 58.1% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 61.2% Yes
63.3% YesNo 36.8%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Andelfingen: 29.7% Yes
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP37.7% · strongest party
SVP37.7%
SP14.1%
FDP11.3%
GLP10.8%
Mitte10.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier113%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
113%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 113 of 160 in canton Zurich
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'564 CHF(11.6%)
Rank 105 of 160 in the canton · 216 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'564 CHF(~11.6%)
OssingenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeOssingenZurichSwitzerland median
40'0005.1%4.2–5.5%5.4%
50'0006.3%5.2–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.6%6.2–8.1%10.5%
70'0008.7%7.1–9.2%11.9%
80'0009.7%8–10.3%13.1%
90'00010.5%8.6–11.1%14.1%
100'00011.6%9.6–12.3%15.3%
110'00012.5%10.4–13.3%16.3%
120'00013.3%11.1–14.1%17.2%
130'00014%11.7–14.8%18.1%
140'00014.9%12.5–15.7%19%
150'00015.6%13.1–16.5%19.7%
175'00017.4%14.7–18.4%21.6%
200'00019.1%16.2–20.1%23.2%
225'00020.5%17.5–21.6%24.6%
250'00022%18.8–23.1%25.8%
275'00023.1%19.8–24.3%26.8%
300'00024.1%20.7–25.3%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020924 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
485 m
Mean elevation
420 m
Relief
128 m
Mean slope
4.2°
Flat share
70.2%
South-facing
15.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 128 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
21.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'700
Per inhabitant
11'334 kWh/yr
21 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
23.87 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.86 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.9 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.46 Rp./kWh
23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
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 3
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zurich411 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 Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (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
0.94 %
Second homes
7.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
847
Built before 194632.5%
Built since 200133.5%
0.94 %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
506
Workplaces
122
Services share
73.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 66 (13.0%) · Secondary 70 (13.8%) · Tertiary 370 (73.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
21
Organic share
9.5 %
Farmland
580 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 75 min · Car 44 min
AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 19 min
Remoteness 8/160 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number37
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'859 #125 ZH · #1012 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #43 ZH · #624 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #118 ZH · #1479 CHJobs per resident0.27 #100 ZH · #1410 CHFamilies & children21.8% #33 ZH · #578 CHAge structure18.9% #93 ZH · #1452 CHWomen share49.7% #99 ZH · #1095 CHForeign residents12.9% #133 ZH · #1456 CHPopulation density142/km² #147 ZH · #1256 CHTax burden11'564 #111 ZH · #222 CHTaxes113% #113 ZHWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #77 ZH · #759 CHSunniest municipalities39.4% #157 ZH · #2050 CHRainiest municipalities924 mm #144 ZH · #1880 CHVoter turnout59.7% #89 ZH · #615 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #77 ZH · #1148 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #64 ZH · #269 CHSVP strongholds37.7% #77 ZH · #789 CHSP strongholds14.1% #67 ZH · #1035 CHCentre strongholds10.7% #20 ZH · #1131 CHFDP strongholds11.3% #67 ZH · #1226 CHGLP strongholds10.8% #92 ZH · #229 CHGreen strongholds7.9% #33 ZH · #887 CHLargest by area13.1 km² #31 ZH · #744 CHHighest municipalities416 m #126 ZH · #1803 CHSecond homes7.7% #63 ZH · #1690 CHOrganic farming9.5% #110 ZH · #1254 CHBest-connected municipalities75 min #152 ZH · #1221 CHRemotest municipalities75 min #8 ZH · #869 CHHighest peaks485 m #147 ZH · #1930 CHHighest-lying municipalities420 m #146 ZH · #1909 CHGreatest vertical range128 m #124 ZH · #1697 CHSteepest municipalities4.2° #125 ZH · #1704 CHSolar potential21 GWh #100 ZH · #974 CHSolar potential per capita11'334 kWh #14 ZH · #862 CHCheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #31 ZH · #115 CHMost expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #56 ZH · #1919 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Ossingen?
Ossingen has 2 postal codes: 8466, 8475.
What is the tax rate in Ossingen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Ossingen is 113% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Ossingen?
A single person without children pays about 11'564 CHF income tax in Ossingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ossingen have?
Ossingen has 1'859 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ossingen?
Ossingen has 240 foreign residents, a share of 12.91% (2025).

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