What is the postal code of Schwarzhäusern?

The postal code of Schwarzhäusern is 4911.

What is the tax rate in Schwarzhäusern?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schwarzhäusern is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Schwarzhäusern?

A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Schwarzhäusern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schwarzhäusern have?

Schwarzhäusern has 529 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schwarzhäusern?

Schwarzhäusern has 36 foreign residents, a share of 6.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Schwarzhäusern

4911

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

263 49.7%

Men

266 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

112 21.2%

Swiss citizens

493 93.2%

Foreign residents

36 6.8%

Population density

140 pop./km²

0–19 · 112 · 21.2%20–64 · 295 · 55.8%65+ · 122 · 23.1%

Foreign residents 6.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +10 (+1.9%) · 5 births · 3 deaths · net migration +14

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 Schwarzhäusern

BFS

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 Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

14.5% YesNo 85.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

43.4% YesNo 56.7%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

68.3% YesNo 31.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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 Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

16.6% YesNo 83.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

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Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.7% · strongest party

SVP54.7%

SP16.6%

FDP7.8%

Mitte6.5%

GLP3.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier160%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

160%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 84 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'561 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 76 of 334 in the canton · 1626 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'561 CHF(~16.6%)

SchwarzhäusernCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schwarzhäusern	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.9%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	25.1–31.2%	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 1991–20201'106 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

454 m

Mean elevation

432 m

Relief

51 m

Mean slope

2°

Flat share

88.5%

South-facing

6.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 51 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

6.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

Per inhabitant

12'590 kWh/yr

7 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

26.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.3 Rp./kWh

26.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW Energie 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

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Schwarzhäusern →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

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

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.99 %

Second homes

11.8 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

251

Built before 194635.9%

Built since 200119.5%

1.99 %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

103

Workplaces

Services share

71.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (12.6%) · Secondary 16 (15.5%) · Tertiary 74 (71.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

137 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 76 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 96/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number341

Websiteschwarzhaeusern.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Schwarzhäusern ranks

Largest municipalities529 #261 BE · #1773 CH Growing municipalities1.9% #42 BE · #368 CH Shrinking municipalities1.9% #293 BE · #1738 CH Jobs per resident0.19 #297 BE · #1806 CH Families & children21.2% #75 BE · #735 CH Age structure23.1% #176 BE · #642 CH Women share49.7% #216 BE · #1105 CH Foreign residents6.8% #232 BE · #1937 CH Population density140/km² #164 BE · #1264 CH Tax burden16'561 #87 BE · #1637 CH Taxes160% #84 BE Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #63 BE · #865 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #321 BE · #1861 CH Rainiest municipalities1'106 mm #208 BE · #1069 CH Voter turnout52.9% #198 BE · #1477 CH SVP strongholds54.7% #57 BE · #119 CH SP strongholds16.6% #110 BE · #773 CH Centre strongholds6.5% #217 BE · #1627 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #89 BE · #1608 CH GLP strongholds3.8% #274 BE · #1437 CH Green strongholds3.4% #293 BE · #1825 CH Largest by area3.8 km² #268 BE · #1743 CH Highest municipalities427 m #332 BE · #1725 CH Second homes11.8% #170 BE · #927 CH Organic farming0% #260 BE · #1630 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #235 BE · #1246 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #96 BE · #843 CH Highest peaks454 m #329 BE · #2015 CH Highest-lying municipalities432 m #332 BE · #1851 CH Greatest vertical range51 m #315 BE · #2037 CH Steepest municipalities2° #315 BE · #2001 CH Solar potential7 GWh #271 BE · #1784 CH Solar potential per capita12'590 kWh #161 BE · #680 CH Cheapest electricity26.09 Rp./kWh #223 BE · #894 CH Most expensive electricity26.09 Rp./kWh #111 BE · #1212 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

4911

Schwarzhäusern

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Schwarzhäusern4911

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schwarzhäusern?: The postal code of Schwarzhäusern is 4911.
What is the tax rate in Schwarzhäusern?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schwarzhäusern is 160% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Schwarzhäusern?: A single person without children pays about 16'561 CHF income tax in Schwarzhäusern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schwarzhäusern have?: Schwarzhäusern has 529 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schwarzhäusern?: Schwarzhäusern has 36 foreign residents, a share of 6.81% (2025).

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