What is the postal code of Rickenbach?

The postal code of Rickenbach is 4613.

What is the tax rate in Rickenbach?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rickenbach is 105% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.

How much tax do you pay in Rickenbach?

A single person without children pays about 15'676 CHF income tax in Rickenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rickenbach have?

Rickenbach has 1'208 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rickenbach?

Rickenbach has 269 foreign residents, a share of 22.27% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SO · Bezirk Olten

Rickenbach

4613

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

607 50.2%

Men

601 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

223 18.5%

Swiss citizens

939 77.7%

Foreign residents

269 22.3%

Population density

438 pop./km²

0–19 · 223 · 18.5%20–64 · 729 · 60.3%65+ · 256 · 21.2%

Foreign residents 22.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0.3%) · 12 births · 10 deaths · net migration −7

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

Vote results for Rickenbach

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 53.2% Yes

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 46.7% Yes

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung des KantonsratsgesetzesCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 62.8% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

14.06.2026Stellvertretung im Kantonsrat bei Mutterschaft: Änderung der KantonsverfassungCantonal SO● Accepted · 58.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 62.8% Yes

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 56.6% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 28.5% Yes

17.6% YesNo 82.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 36.7% Yes

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Olten: 35.8% Yes

42.3% YesNo 57.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.3% · strongest party

SVP40.3%

FDP20.2%

Mitte14.5%

SP10.7%

GRÜNE7.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier105%

Cantonal tax multiplier104%

105%SO range 65%145%

Tax rank 10 of 104 in canton Solothurn

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'676 CHF(15.7%)

Rank 10 of 104 in the canton · 1143 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'810 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Kammersrohr 13'027 CHF · most expensive Bolken 18'375 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'676 CHF(~15.7%)

RickenbachCanton range SolothurnSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rickenbach	Solothurn	Switzerland median
40'000	7.4%	6.1–8.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.6%	7.9–11.4%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	9.4–13.5%	10.5%
70'000	12.8%	10.5–15.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	11.5–16.3%	13.1%
90'000	14.7%	12.2–17.3%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	13–18.4%	15.3%
110'000	16.5%	13.8–19.3%	16.3%
120'000	17.2%	14.4–20.1%	17.2%
130'000	18%	15.1–20.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.7%	15.7–21.8%	19%
150'000	19.4%	16.4–22.5%	19.7%
175'000	21%	17.8–24.3%	21.6%
200'000	22.4%	19.1–25.8%	23.2%
225'000	23.6%	20.1–27%	24.6%
250'000	24.6%	21.1–28.2%	25.8%
275'000	25.5%	21.9–29.1%	26.8%
300'000	26.2%	22.5–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'093 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

951 m

Mean elevation

527 m

Relief

536 m

Mean slope

9.8°

Flat share

30.8%

South-facing

43.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 536 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

13.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

16.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

Per inhabitant

11'093 kWh/yr

13 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

31.52 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.45 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.22 Rp./kWh

31.52 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 28.51 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Primeo Netz 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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300606 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Solothurn424 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Rickenbach →Canton Solothurn →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Solothurn (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.17 %

Second homes

7.2 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

598

Built before 194612.9%

Built since 200131.4%

1.17 %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

750

Workplaces

Services share

68.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 511 (68.1%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

50 %

Farmland

57 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 59 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 71/104 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2582

Websiterickenbachso.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Olten

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rickenbach ranks

Largest municipalities1'208 #64 SO · #1320 CH Growing municipalities-0.3% #71 SO · #1547 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.3% #34 SO · #562 CH Jobs per resident0.62 #11 SO · #315 CH Families & children18.5% #75 SO · #1576 CH Age structure21.2% #65 SO · #1004 CH Women share50.2% #40 SO · #800 CH Foreign residents22.3% #28 SO · #694 CH Population density438/km² #35 SO · #564 CH Tax burden15'676 #10 SO · #1143 CH Taxes105% #10 SO Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #36 SO · #886 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #88 SO · #1813 CH Rainiest municipalities1'093 mm #59 SO · #1143 CH Voter turnout53.2% #47 SO · #1316 CH Against Switzerland18.2% #19 SO · #663 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.8% #58 SO · #796 CH SVP strongholds40.3% #9 SO · #646 CH SP strongholds10.7% #68 SO · #1448 CH Centre strongholds14.5% #76 SO · #861 CH FDP strongholds20.2% #28 SO · #436 CH GLP strongholds5.6% #49 SO · #1055 CH Green strongholds7.3% #45 SO · #1026 CH Largest by area2.8 km² #89 SO · #1904 CH Highest municipalities454 m #67 SO · #1505 CH Second homes7.2% #90 SO · #1784 CH Organic farming50% #2 SO · #116 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #33 SO · #745 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #71 SO · #1368 CH Highest peaks951 m #28 SO · #768 CH Highest-lying municipalities527 m #47 SO · #1322 CH Greatest vertical range536 m #23 SO · #665 CH Steepest municipalities9.8° #46 SO · #941 CH Solar potential13 GWh #58 SO · #1325 CH Solar potential per capita11'093 kWh #27 SO · #896 CH Cheapest electricity31.52 Rp./kWh #89 SO · #1969 CH Most expensive electricity31.52 Rp./kWh #16 SO · #138 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4613

Rickenbach SO

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Rickenbach SO4613

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rickenbach?: The postal code of Rickenbach is 4613.
What is the tax rate in Rickenbach?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rickenbach is 105% (2026); canton SO levies 104%.
How much tax do you pay in Rickenbach?: A single person without children pays about 15'676 CHF income tax in Rickenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 104 in canton SO. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rickenbach have?: Rickenbach has 1'208 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rickenbach?: Rickenbach has 269 foreign residents, a share of 22.27% (2025).

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