Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'384 51.2%
Men
2'274 48.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
857 18.4%
Swiss citizens
3'727 80.0%
Foreign residents
931 20.0%
Population density
742 pop./km²
0–19 · 857 · 18.4%20–64 · 2'661 · 57.1%65+ · 1'140 · 24.5%
Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +50 (+1.1%) · 41 births · 48 deaths · net migration +61
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 Kulm: 23.1% Yes
21.5% YesNo 78.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 41.0% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 61.0% Yes
58.2% YesNo 41.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 66.5% Yes
60.6% YesNo 39.4%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 36.9% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 65.8% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 42.2% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
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 Kulm: 17.3% Yes
18.2% YesNo 81.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 51.6% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kulm: 48.0% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.0% · strongest party
SVP41.0%
SP13.1%
FDP13.0%
Mitte8.6%
EVP8.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier103%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
103%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 69 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'685 CHF(12.7%)
Rank 67 of 196 in the canton · 434 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:12'685 CHF(~12.7%)
SchöftlandCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Schöftland | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.9% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.4% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.7% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.8% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.6% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.7% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.6% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.4% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.1% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.8% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.5% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.1% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.4% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.7% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.8% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.7% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.4% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'128 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
648 m
Mean elevation
503 m
Relief
205 m
Mean slope
9.9°
Flat share
41.9%
South-facing
14.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 205 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
31.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
43.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'100
Per inhabitant
6'853 kWh/yr
32 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
25.65 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3 Rp./kWh
25.65 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Schöftland, 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
2.86 %
Second homes
6 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
2'305
Built before 194618.6%
Built since 200140.9%
2.86 %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
1'896
Workplaces
317
Services share
74.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 14 (0.7%) · Secondary 462 (24.4%) · Tertiary 1'420 (74.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
6
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
114 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 municipalities4'658 #48 AG · #475 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #82 AG · #741 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #115 AG · #1370 CHJobs per resident0.41 #56 AG · #810 CHFamilies & children18.4% #163 AG · #1599 CHAge structure24.5% #18 AG · #462 CHWomen share51.2% #6 AG · #320 CHForeign residents20% #115 AG · #870 CHPopulation density742/km² #48 AG · #332 CHTax burden12'685 #70 AG · #437 CHTaxes103% #69 AGWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #158 AG · #992 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #117 AG · #1834 CHRainiest municipalities1'128 mm #32 AG · #935 CHVoter turnout54.4% #114 AG · #1309 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #57 AG · #703 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #107 AG · #752 CHSVP strongholds41% #110 AG · #616 CHSP strongholds13.1% #94 AG · #1158 CHCentre strongholds8.6% #145 AG · #1362 CHFDP strongholds13% #67 AG · #1033 CHGLP strongholds4.9% #162 AG · #1224 CHGreen strongholds5.9% #84 AG · #1353 CHLargest by area6.3 km² #90 AG · #1359 CHHighest municipalities466 m #69 AG · #1409 CHSecond homes6% #160 AG · #1967 CHOrganic farming0% #167 AG · #1862 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #149 AG · #1156 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #46 AG · #965 CHHighest peaks648 m #77 AG · #1368 CHHighest-lying municipalities503 m #71 AG · #1413 CHGreatest vertical range205 m #111 AG · #1341 CHSteepest municipalities9.9° #46 AG · #935 CHSolar potential32 GWh #57 AG · #630 CHSolar potential per capita6'853 kWh #149 AG · #1705 CHCheapest electricity25.65 Rp./kWh #47 AG · #729 CHMost expensive electricity25.65 Rp./kWh #150 AG · #1378 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Schöftland?
- The postal code of Schöftland is 5040.
- What is the tax rate in Schöftland?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Schöftland is 103% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Schöftland?
- A single person without children pays about 12'685 CHF income tax in Schöftland on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 67 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Schöftland have?
- Schöftland has 4'658 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Schöftland?
- Schöftland has 931 foreign residents, a share of 19.99% (2025).
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