Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'524 48.7%
Men
1'607 51.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
659 21.0%
Swiss citizens
2'437 77.8%
Foreign residents
694 22.2%
Population density
495 pop./km²
0–19 · 659 · 21.0%20–64 · 1'835 · 58.6%65+ · 637 · 20.3%
Foreign residents 22.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −24 (−0.8%) · 27 births · 23 deaths · net migration −19
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 Lenzburg: 25.6% Yes
29.6% YesNo 70.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 31.6% Yes
35.6% YesNo 64.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 56.9% Yes
57.8% YesNo 42.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 54.0% Yes
56.8% YesNo 43.2%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 42.3% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 60.2% Yes
63.0% YesNo 37.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 48.8% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
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 Lenzburg: 22.8% Yes
21.8% YesNo 78.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 44.0% Yes
44.2% YesNo 55.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 37.2% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP40.9% · strongest party
SVP40.9%
SP15.7%
FDP11.4%
GLP8.8%
Mitte7.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier99%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
99%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 53 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'472 CHF(12.5%)
Rank 49 of 196 in the canton · 393 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'472 CHF(~12.5%)
SchafisheimCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Schafisheim | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.8% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.3% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.6% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.4% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.5% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.4% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.1% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.8% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.5% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.2% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.8% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.1% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.1% | 19.1–25.3% | 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 1991–20201'031 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
581 m
Mean elevation
451 m
Relief
219 m
Mean slope
8.2°
Flat share
51.4%
South-facing
8.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 219 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
40.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
49.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'900
Per inhabitant
12'820 kWh/yr
40 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
24.16 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.65 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
24.16 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Schafisheim, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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 300570 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Aargau392 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 Aargau (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
0.28 %
Second homes
6.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'418
Built before 194618.8%
Built since 200123.7%
0.28 %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
4'459
Workplaces
230
Services share
86.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 48 (1.1%) · Secondary 552 (12.4%) · Tertiary 3'859 (86.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
12
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
273 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 municipalities3'131 #80 AG · #698 CHGrowing municipalities-0.8% #176 AG · #1736 CHShrinking municipalities-0.8% #21 AG · #372 CHJobs per resident1.42 #2 AG · #35 CHFamilies & children21% #72 AG · #819 CHAge structure20.3% #81 AG · #1185 CHWomen share48.7% #148 AG · #1652 CHForeign residents22.2% #86 AG · #703 CHPopulation density495/km² #84 AG · #509 CHTax burden12'472 #54 AG · #398 CHTaxes99% #53 AGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #82 AG · #625 CHSunniest municipalities39.9% #159 AG · #1943 CHRainiest municipalities1'031 mm #155 AG · #1485 CHVoter turnout55.7% #95 AG · #1126 CHAgainst Switzerland15.7% #77 AG · #861 CHAligned with Switzerland84.3% #91 AG · #603 CHSVP strongholds40.9% #111 AG · #620 CHSP strongholds15.7% #53 AG · #874 CHCentre strongholds7.5% #170 AG · #1508 CHFDP strongholds11.4% #102 AG · #1221 CHGLP strongholds8.8% #59 AG · #469 CHGreen strongholds7% #51 AG · #1107 CHLargest by area6.3 km² #92 AG · #1361 CHHighest municipalities435 m #94 AG · #1667 CHSecond homes6.6% #147 AG · #1901 CHOrganic farming8.3% #113 AG · #1351 CHBest-connected municipalities56 min #51 AG · #661 CHRemotest municipalities56 min #150 AG · #1463 CHHighest peaks581 m #117 AG · #1612 CHHighest-lying municipalities451 m #108 AG · #1713 CHGreatest vertical range219 m #96 AG · #1276 CHSteepest municipalities8.2° #79 AG · #1093 CHSolar potential40 GWh #35 AG · #459 CHSolar potential per capita12'820 kWh #22 AG · #655 CHCheapest electricity24.16 Rp./kWh #8 AG · #252 CHMost expensive electricity24.16 Rp./kWh #189 AG · #1855 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Schafisheim?
- The postal code of Schafisheim is 5503.
- What is the tax rate in Schafisheim?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Schafisheim is 99% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Schafisheim?
- A single person without children pays about 12'472 CHF income tax in Schafisheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Schafisheim have?
- Schafisheim has 3'131 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Schafisheim?
- Schafisheim has 694 foreign residents, a share of 22.17% (2025).
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