Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'142 48.6%
Men
2'269 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
978 22.2%
Swiss citizens
3'532 80.1%
Foreign residents
879 19.9%
Population density
1'232 pop./km²
0–19 · 978 · 22.2%20–64 · 2'722 · 61.7%65+ · 711 · 16.1%
Foreign residents 19.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +9 (+0.2%) · 49 births · 31 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 Lenzburg: 25.6% Yes
26.4% YesNo 73.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 31.6% Yes
26.5% YesNo 73.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 56.9% Yes
54.5% YesNo 45.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 54.0% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 42.3% Yes
42.3% YesNo 57.7%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 60.2% Yes
63.3% YesNo 36.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 48.8% Yes
49.4% YesNo 50.6%
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 Lenzburg: 22.8% Yes
26.1% YesNo 73.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 44.0% Yes
40.2% YesNo 59.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Lenzburg: 37.2% Yes
30.4% YesNo 69.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.8% · strongest party
SVP29.8%
SP15.8%
FDP15.0%
GLP13.1%
Mitte10.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier87%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
87%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 17 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'832 CHF(11.8%)
Rank 16 of 196 in the canton · 276 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:11'832 CHF(~11.8%)
StaufenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Staufen | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.7% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.4% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.8% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.8% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.8% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.7% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.4% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.1% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.8% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.4% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.3% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.5% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.6% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.4% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.2% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'031 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
517 m
Mean elevation
424 m
Relief
149 m
Mean slope
3.4°
Flat share
84.5%
South-facing
3.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 149 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
22.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
31.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'000
Per inhabitant
5'105 kWh/yr
23 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
26.13 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.51 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.85 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
26.13 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator SWL 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 · 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
0.64 %
Second homes
6.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'033
Built before 194612.2%
Built since 200152.6%
0.64 %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
1'015
Workplaces
202
Services share
86.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (2.1%) · Secondary 114 (11.2%) · Tertiary 880 (86.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
6
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
165 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 municipalities4'411 #57 AG · #511 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #131 AG · #1287 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #66 AG · #826 CHJobs per resident0.23 #142 AG · #1640 CHFamilies & children22.2% #30 AG · #504 CHAge structure16.1% #176 AG · #1890 CHWomen share48.6% #153 AG · #1683 CHForeign residents19.9% #117 AG · #876 CHPopulation density1'232/km² #19 AG · #163 CHTax burden11'832 #16 AG · #276 CHTaxes87% #17 AGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #103 AG · #732 CHSunniest municipalities40% #147 AG · #1904 CHRainiest municipalities1'031 mm #156 AG · #1486 CHVoter turnout60.5% #27 AG · #543 CHAgainst Switzerland7.8% #152 AG · #1350 CHAligned with Switzerland92.2% #20 AG · #150 CHSVP strongholds29.8% #179 AG · #1282 CHSP strongholds15.8% #51 AG · #863 CHCentre strongholds10.4% #117 AG · #1166 CHFDP strongholds15% #35 AG · #830 CHGLP strongholds13.1% #5 AG · #91 CHGreen strongholds7.3% #39 AG · #1030 CHLargest by area3.6 km² #157 AG · #1786 CHHighest municipalities420 m #112 AG · #1778 CHSecond homes6.1% #158 AG · #1960 CHOrganic farming0% #178 AG · #1873 CHBest-connected municipalities42 min #7 AG · #276 CHRemotest municipalities42 min #191 AG · #1834 CHHighest peaks517 m #160 AG · #1822 CHHighest-lying municipalities424 m #141 AG · #1897 CHGreatest vertical range149 m #152 AG · #1596 CHSteepest municipalities3.4° #185 AG · #1848 CHSolar potential23 GWh #98 AG · #928 CHSolar potential per capita5'105 kWh #186 AG · #1961 CHCheapest electricity26.13 Rp./kWh #55 AG · #900 CHMost expensive electricity26.13 Rp./kWh #142 AG · #1207 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Staufen?
- The postal code of Staufen is 5603.
- What is the tax rate in Staufen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Staufen is 87% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Staufen?
- A single person without children pays about 11'832 CHF income tax in Staufen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Staufen have?
- Staufen has 4'411 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Staufen?
- Staufen has 879 foreign residents, a share of 19.93% (2025).
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