Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
787 48.3%
Men
844 51.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
339 20.8%
Swiss citizens
1'116 68.4%
Foreign residents
515 31.6%
Population density
602 pop./km²
0–19 · 339 · 20.8%20–64 · 985 · 60.4%65+ · 307 · 18.8%
Foreign residents 31.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +0 (+0%) · 16 births · 13 deaths · net migration −6
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 Bezirk Arbon: 25.8% Yes
28.7% YesNo 71.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 36.9% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 60.1% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 55.5% Yes
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 57.0% Yes
53.6% YesNo 46.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 40.4% Yes
42.7% YesNo 57.3%
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 Bezirk Arbon: 21.1% Yes
25.2% YesNo 74.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 45.7% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 42.0% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 71.0% Yes
64.0% YesNo 36.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP39.7% · strongest party
SVP39.7%
SP15.6%
Mitte11.0%
GRÜNE10.1%
Übrige7.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier147%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
147%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 44 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'254 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 43 of 80 in the canton · 597 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'254 CHF(~13.3%)
SalmsachCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Salmsach | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.3% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.8% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.4% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.5% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.3% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020981 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
433 m
Mean elevation
414 m
Relief
38 m
Mean slope
1.5°
Flat share
96.5%
South-facing
0.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 38 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
20.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
24.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'600
Per inhabitant
12'685 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 · 2027Tariff H4
24.24 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.78 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.42 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
24.24 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft EW Romanshorn
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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Thurgau (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.43 %
Second homes
13.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
768
Built before 194626.0%
Built since 200125.7%
1.43 %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
527
Workplaces
88
Services share
43.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 184 (34.9%) · Secondary 114 (21.6%) · Tertiary 229 (43.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
225 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 municipalities1'631 #54 TG · #1107 CHGrowing municipalities0% #65 TG · #1424 CHShrinking municipalities0% #15 TG · #698 CHJobs per resident0.32 #63 TG · #1191 CHFamilies & children20.8% #45 TG · #885 CHAge structure18.8% #52 TG · #1482 CHWomen share48.3% #68 TG · #1783 CHForeign residents31.6% #13 TG · #246 CHPopulation density602/km² #16 TG · #427 CHTax burden13'254 #46 TG · #600 CHTaxes147% #44 TGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #23 TG · #634 CHSunniest municipalities39.4% #50 TG · #2058 CHRainiest municipalities981 mm #36 TG · #1709 CHVoter turnout51.5% #69 TG · #1646 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #24 TG · #268 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #47 TG · #1205 CHSVP strongholds39.7% #57 TG · #680 CHSP strongholds15.6% #4 TG · #887 CHCentre strongholds11% #71 TG · #1116 CHFDP strongholds7.1% #58 TG · #1700 CHGLP strongholds3.7% #74 TG · #1462 CHGreen strongholds10.1% #14 TG · #566 CHLargest by area2.7 km² #74 TG · #1923 CHHighest municipalities415 m #67 TG · #1815 CHSecond homes13.1% #15 TG · #762 CHOrganic farming9.1% #64 TG · #1300 CHBest-connected municipalities105 min #74 TG · #1790 CHRemotest municipalities105 min #6 TG · #330 CHHighest peaks433 m #77 TG · #2049 CHHighest-lying municipalities414 m #77 TG · #1935 CHGreatest vertical range38 m #76 TG · #2070 CHSteepest municipalities1.5° #77 TG · #2048 CHSolar potential21 GWh #53 TG · #989 CHSolar potential per capita12'685 kWh #28 TG · #665 CHCheapest electricity24.24 Rp./kWh #4 TG · #257 CHMost expensive electricity24.24 Rp./kWh #76 TG · #1850 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Salmsach?
- Salmsach has 3 postal codes: 8580, 8599, 9322.
- What is the tax rate in Salmsach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Salmsach is 147% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Salmsach?
- A single person without children pays about 13'254 CHF income tax in Salmsach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Salmsach have?
- Salmsach has 1'631 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Salmsach?
- Salmsach has 515 foreign residents, a share of 31.58% (2025).
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