Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
757 49.1%
Men
786 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
400 25.9%
Swiss citizens
1'435 93.0%
Foreign residents
108 7.0%
Population density
89 pop./km²
0–19 · 400 · 25.9%20–64 · 827 · 53.6%65+ · 316 · 20.5%
Foreign residents 7.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −13 (−0.8%) · 12 births · 15 deaths · net migration −9
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 Hinterland: 20.1% Yes
15.1% YesNo 85.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.2% Yes
51.7% YesNo 48.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 63.1% Yes
66.3% YesNo 33.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 59.4% Yes
75.3% YesNo 24.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 38.1% Yes
28.7% YesNo 71.3%
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 Hinterland: 18.1% Yes
11.8% YesNo 88.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 45.4% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 42.2% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 70.8% Yes
71.5% YesNo 28.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinterland: 48.5% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP66.1% · strongest party
SVP66.1%
FDP25.7%
Mitte7.9%
Übrige0.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier400%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
400%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 12 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'202 CHF(14.2%)
Rank 12 of 20 in the canton · 863 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'202 CHF(~14.2%)
SchwellbrunnCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Schwellbrunn | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.5% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.3% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.5% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.4% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.2% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.2% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.1% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.8% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.5% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.2% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.8% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.3% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.5% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.6% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.6% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.4% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'407 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'097 m
Mean elevation
911 m
Relief
368 m
Mean slope
15.9°
Flat share
5.6%
South-facing
21.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 368 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
18.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'100
Per inhabitant
11'841 kWh/yr
18 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 range H4
29.11–29.32 Rp./kWh
29.22 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG · Elektrokorporation Wald - St. Peterzell
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden (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
0.39 %
Second homes
16.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
761
Built before 194651.2%
Built since 200110.6%
0.39 %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
595
Workplaces
163
Services share
53.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 146 (24.5%) · Secondary 133 (22.4%) · Tertiary 316 (53.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
59
Organic share
16.9 %
Farmland
1'132 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 municipalities1'543 #13 AR · #1150 CHGrowing municipalities-0.8% #19 AR · #1758 CHShrinking municipalities-0.8% #2 AR · #350 CHJobs per resident0.39 #11 AR · #885 CHFamilies & children25.9% #2 AR · #47 CHAge structure20.5% #18 AR · #1146 CHWomen share49.1% #12 AR · #1479 CHForeign residents7% #19 AR · #1924 CHPopulation density89/km² #18 AR · #1540 CHTax burden14'202 #13 AR · #864 CHTaxes400% #12 ARWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #14 AR · #1608 CHSunniest municipalities41.7% #4 AR · #1182 CHRainiest municipalities1'407 mm #9 AR · #344 CHVoter turnout59.1% #8 AR · #692 CHAgainst Switzerland33.3% #2 AR · #24 CHAligned with Switzerland66.7% #14 AR · #1433 CHSVP strongholds66.1% #4 AR · #21 CHCentre strongholds7.9% #19 AR · #1455 CHFDP strongholds25.7% #16 AR · #206 CHLargest by area17.4 km² #5 AR · #552 CHHighest municipalities966 m #4 AR · #283 CHSecond homes16.7% #7 AR · #467 CHOrganic farming16.9% #10 AR · #761 CHBest-connected municipalities112 min #7 AR · #1865 CHRemotest municipalities112 min #14 AR · #242 CHHighest peaks1'097 m #10 AR · #670 CHHighest-lying municipalities911 m #8 AR · #500 CHGreatest vertical range368 m #15 AR · #866 CHSteepest municipalities15.9° #6 AR · #545 CHSolar potential18 GWh #7 AR · #1092 CHSolar potential per capita11'841 kWh #2 AR · #777 CHCheapest electricity29.22 Rp./kWh #15 AR · #1666 CHMost expensive electricity29.22 Rp./kWh #6 AR · #440 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Schwellbrunn?
- Schwellbrunn has 5 postal codes: 9100, 9103, 9104, 9105, 9113.
- What is the tax rate in Schwellbrunn?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Schwellbrunn is 400% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Schwellbrunn?
- A single person without children pays about 14'202 CHF income tax in Schwellbrunn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Schwellbrunn have?
- Schwellbrunn has 1'543 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Schwellbrunn?
- Schwellbrunn has 108 foreign residents, a share of 7% (2025).
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