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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
4'775 48.1%
Men
5'144 51.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'041 20.6%
Swiss citizens
6'536 65.9%
Foreign residents
3'383 34.1%
Population density
342 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'041 · 20.6%20–64 · 6'090 · 61.4%65+ · 1'788 · 18.0%
Foreign residents 34.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +162 (+1.7%) · 76 births · 55 deaths · net migration +154
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 March: 41.3% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk March: 62.5% Yes
62.5% YesNo 37.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk March: 64.6% Yes
67.8% YesNo 32.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk March: 43.2% Yes
47.4% YesNo 52.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk March: 37.3% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk March: 50.2% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk March: 46.8% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk March: 69.6% Yes
69.0% YesNo 31.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP41.3% · strongest party
SVP41.3%
FDP17.1%
Mitte13.8%
SP13.6%
Übrige8.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier180%
Cantonal tax multiplier110%
180%SZ range 64%195%
Tax rank 28 of 30 in canton Schwyz
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
8'228 CHF(8.2%)
Rank 27 of 30 in the canton · 38 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:8'228 CHF(~8.2%)
SchübelbachCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeSchübelbachSchwyzSwitzerland median
40'0002.7%1.7–2.8%5.4%
50'0004.3%2.7–4.4%7.8%
60'0005.3%3.4–5.5%10.5%
70'0006.1%4–6.4%11.9%
80'0006.8%4.5–7.1%13.1%
90'0007.4%5–7.7%14.1%
100'0008.2%5.6–8.6%15.3%
110'0008.9%6.2–9.3%16.3%
120'0009.5%6.7–9.9%17.2%
130'00010%7.1–10.4%18.1%
140'00010.6%7.6–11%19%
150'00011.1%8–11.5%19.7%
175'00012.2%9–12.7%21.6%
200'00013.3%9.9–13.7%23.2%
225'00014.2%10.7–14.6%24.6%
250'00015%11.5–15.4%25.8%
275'00015.7%12.1–16.1%26.8%
300'00016.2%12.6–16.7%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 1991–20201'489 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'887 m
Mean elevation
831 m
Relief
1'480 m
Mean slope
17.1°
Flat share
25.4%
South-facing
17.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'480 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
48.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
66 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'700
Per inhabitant
4'851 kWh/yr
48 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
31.45 Rp./kWh
Energy
15.52 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.5 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.7 Rp./kWh
31.45 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.23 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Schübelbach, Elektroversorgung
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
Standard model, deductible 300521 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Schwyz361 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 Schwyz (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
0.85 %
Second homes
7.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
4'569
Built before 194610.2%
Built since 200135.3%
0.85 %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
3'085
Workplaces
643
Services share
64.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 171 (5.5%) · Secondary 933 (30.2%) · Tertiary 1'981 (64.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
58
Organic share
1.7 %
Farmland
972 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 69 min · Car 44 min
AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 14 min
Remoteness 24/30 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number1346
DistrictBezirk March
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities9'919 #6 SZ · #182 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #7 SZ · #463 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #24 SZ · #1643 CHJobs per resident0.31 #22 SZ · #1228 CHFamilies & children20.6% #8 SZ · #944 CHAge structure18% #23 SZ · #1644 CHWomen share48.1% #18 SZ · #1840 CHForeign residents34.1% #1 SZ · #176 CHPopulation density342/km² #9 SZ · #700 CHTax burden8'228 #28 SZ · #39 CHTaxes180% #28 SZWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #13 SZ · #783 CHSunniest municipalities44.1% #16 SZ · #812 CHRainiest municipalities1'489 mm #19 SZ · #254 CHVoter turnout53.1% #30 SZ · #1461 CHAgainst Switzerland26.5% #13 SZ · #162 CHAligned with Switzerland73.5% #12 SZ · #1278 CHSVP strongholds41.3% #13 SZ · #601 CHSP strongholds13.6% #4 SZ · #1096 CHCentre strongholds13.8% #20 SZ · #911 CHFDP strongholds17.1% #14 SZ · #648 CHGLP strongholds3.3% #9 SZ · #1527 CHGreen strongholds1.7% #18 SZ · #1984 CHLargest by area29 km² #9 SZ · #319 CHHighest municipalities433 m #24 SZ · #1677 CHSecond homes7.9% #26 SZ · #1644 CHOrganic farming1.7% #25 SZ · #1591 CHBest-connected municipalities69 min #7 SZ · #1051 CHRemotest municipalities69 min #24 SZ · #1053 CHHighest peaks1'887 m #7 SZ · #375 CHHighest-lying municipalities831 m #15 SZ · #585 CHGreatest vertical range1'480 m #4 SZ · #336 CHSteepest municipalities17.1° #16 SZ · #489 CHSolar potential48 GWh #6 SZ · #352 CHSolar potential per capita4'851 kWh #27 SZ · #1993 CHCheapest electricity31.45 Rp./kWh #24 SZ · #1965 CHMost expensive electricity31.45 Rp./kWh #7 SZ · #142 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Schübelbach?
Schübelbach has 4 postal codes: 8854, 8855, 8862, 8863.
What is the tax rate in Schübelbach?
The municipal tax multiplier of Schübelbach is 180% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Schübelbach?
A single person without children pays about 8'228 CHF income tax in Schübelbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schübelbach have?
Schübelbach has 9'919 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schübelbach?
Schübelbach has 3'383 foreign residents, a share of 34.11% (2025).

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