Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'269 49.7%
Men
2'292 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
969 21.2%
Swiss citizens
3'566 78.2%
Foreign residents
995 21.8%
Population density
225 pop./km²
0–19 · 969 · 21.2%20–64 · 2'743 · 60.1%65+ · 849 · 18.6%
Foreign residents 21.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +70 (+1.6%) · 45 births · 29 deaths · net migration +52
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 Muri: 20.0% Yes
18.2% YesNo 81.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
62.1% YesNo 37.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
31.2% YesNo 68.8%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
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 Muri: 17.9% Yes
13.8% YesNo 86.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
37.4% YesNo 62.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.5% · strongest party
SVP42.5%
Mitte22.3%
FDP11.2%
GLP8.6%
SP6.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier98%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
98%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 43 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'419 CHF(12.4%)
Rank 43 of 196 in the canton · 378 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:12'419 CHF(~12.4%)
SinsCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Sins | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.8% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.2% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.5% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.5% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.4% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.4% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.3% | 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 | 16.1% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.7% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.1% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.3% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.4% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.3% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23% | 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 1991–20201'123 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
752 m
Mean elevation
499 m
Relief
362 m
Mean slope
4.6°
Flat share
63.4%
South-facing
2.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 362 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
60.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
76 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'400
Per inhabitant
13'179 kWh/yr
60 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
22.15–31.1 Rp./kWh
26.62 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Sins · Elektrizitäts-Genossenschaft Aettenschwil
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 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
0.91 %
Second homes
7.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'988
Built before 194617.0%
Built since 200138.8%
0.91 %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
2'369
Workplaces
394
Services share
44.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 283 (11.9%) · Secondary 1'033 (43.6%) · Tertiary 1'053 (44.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
78
Organic share
9 %
Farmland
1'570 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 municipalities4'561 #52 AG · #487 CHGrowing municipalities1.6% #56 AG · #504 CHShrinking municipalities1.6% #143 AG · #1611 CHJobs per resident0.52 #35 AG · #496 CHFamilies & children21.2% #63 AG · #755 CHAge structure18.6% #126 AG · #1533 CHWomen share49.7% #85 AG · #1148 CHForeign residents21.8% #91 AG · #729 CHPopulation density225/km² #148 AG · #961 CHTax burden12'419 #48 AG · #383 CHTaxes98% #43 AGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #87 AG · #630 CHSunniest municipalities41% #21 AG · #1427 CHRainiest municipalities1'123 mm #44 AG · #970 CHVoter turnout53.2% #131 AG · #1457 CHAgainst Switzerland15.7% #79 AG · #863 CHAligned with Switzerland84.3% #93 AG · #605 CHSVP strongholds42.5% #92 AG · #526 CHSP strongholds6.5% #189 AG · #1832 CHCentre strongholds22.3% #4 AG · #438 CHFDP strongholds11.2% #108 AG · #1253 CHGLP strongholds8.6% #65 AG · #503 CHGreen strongholds3.5% #178 AG · #1816 CHLargest by area20.3 km² #4 AG · #475 CHHighest municipalities410 m #127 AG · #1844 CHSecond homes7.8% #102 AG · #1660 CHOrganic farming9% #110 AG · #1314 CHBest-connected municipalities94 min #194 AG · #1632 CHRemotest municipalities94 min #4 AG · #488 CHHighest peaks752 m #29 AG · #1075 CHHighest-lying municipalities499 m #74 AG · #1429 CHGreatest vertical range362 m #19 AG · #880 CHSteepest municipalities4.6° #163 AG · #1647 CHSolar potential60 GWh #19 AG · #242 CHSolar potential per capita13'179 kWh #17 AG · #602 CHCheapest electricity26.62 Rp./kWh #68 AG · #1066 CHMost expensive electricity26.62 Rp./kWh #129 AG · #1041 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Sins?
- Sins has 4 postal codes: 5643, 5645, 6034, 6275.
- What is the tax rate in Sins?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Sins is 98% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Sins?
- A single person without children pays about 12'419 CHF income tax in Sins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Sins have?
- Sins has 4'561 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Sins?
- Sins has 995 foreign residents, a share of 21.82% (2025).
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