Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
5'236 50.1%
Men
5'213 49.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'131 20.4%
Swiss citizens
7'617 72.9%
Foreign residents
2'832 27.1%
Population density
2'073 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'131 · 20.4%20–64 · 6'209 · 59.4%65+ · 2'109 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 27.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +50 (+0.5%) · 93 births · 49 deaths · net migration −2
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% Yes
23.3% YesNo 76.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
24.4% YesNo 75.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
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% Yes
21.1% YesNo 78.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
34.0% YesNo 66.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.4% YesNo 26.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
39.6% YesNo 60.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte27.0% · strongest party
Mitte27.0%
SVP25.7%
GRÜNE19.5%
FDP12.2%
GLP5.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier53%
Cantonal tax multiplier78%
53%ZG range 47.53%59%
Tax rank 5 of 11 in canton ZugTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
5'349 CHF(5.3%)
Rank 4 of 11 in the canton · 4 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 5'349 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Baar 5'197 CHF · most expensive Neuheim 5'516 CHF
100'000 CHF:5'349 CHF(~5.3%)
SteinhausenCanton range ZugSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Steinhausen | Zug | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 1.6% | 1.5–1.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 2.2% | 2.1–2.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 2.9% | 2.8–3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 3.6% | 3.5–3.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 4.2% | 4.1–4.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 4.7% | 4.5–4.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 5.3% | 5.2–5.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 6% | 5.8–6.2% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 6.6% | 6.5–6.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 7.3% | 7.1–7.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 7.9% | 7.7–8.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 8.6% | 8.4–8.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 10.3% | 10–10.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 11.6% | 11.3–11.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 12.6% | 12.3–12.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 13.5% | 13.2–13.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 14.2% | 13.9–14.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 14.8% | 14.5–15.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'234 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
529 m
Mean elevation
444 m
Relief
117 m
Mean slope
3.5°
Flat share
78.2%
South-facing
10.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 117 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
48.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
66.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'800
Per inhabitant
4'650 kWh/yr
49 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
21.32 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.45 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
21.32 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.15 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Wasser- und Elektrizitätswerk Steinhausen 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 300431 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zug347 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 Zug (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
0.21 %
Second homes
5 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
4'684
Built before 19462.7%
Built since 200124.7%
0.21 %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
8'816
Workplaces
1'228
Services share
80.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 41 (0.5%) · Secondary 1'707 (19.4%) · Tertiary 7'068 (80.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
20
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
230 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 municipalities10'449 #5 ZG · #171 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #6 ZG · #1114 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #6 ZG · #998 CHJobs per resident0.84 #4 ZG · #140 CHFamilies & children20.4% #4 ZG · #1001 CHAge structure20.2% #5 ZG · #1207 CHWomen share50.1% #1 ZG · #861 CHForeign residents27.1% #8 ZG · #445 CHPopulation density2'073/km² #1 ZG · #68 CHTax burden5'349 #5 ZG · #5 CHTaxes53% #5 ZGWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #4 ZG · #401 CHSunniest municipalities41.3% #7 ZG · #1276 CHRainiest municipalities1'234 mm #8 ZG · #620 CHVoter turnout58.6% #9 ZG · #746 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #10 ZG · #1222 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #1 ZG · #233 CHSVP strongholds25.7% #10 ZG · #1530 CHSP strongholds4.1% #6 ZG · #1974 CHCentre strongholds27% #4 ZG · #302 CHFDP strongholds12.2% #7 ZG · #1127 CHGLP strongholds5.8% #6 ZG · #1008 CHGreen strongholds19.5% #2 ZG · #28 CHLargest by area5 km² #11 ZG · #1543 CHHighest municipalities427 m #10 ZG · #1726 CHSecond homes5% #11 ZG · #2055 CHOrganic farming0% #11 ZG · #1712 CHBest-connected municipalities58 min #3 ZG · #704 CHRemotest municipalities58 min #10 ZG · #1390 CHHighest peaks529 m #9 ZG · #1782 CHHighest-lying municipalities444 m #8 ZG · #1761 CHGreatest vertical range117 m #9 ZG · #1751 CHSteepest municipalities3.5° #9 ZG · #1835 CHSolar potential49 GWh #6 ZG · #347 CHSolar potential per capita4'650 kWh #10 ZG · #2013 CHCheapest electricity21.32 Rp./kWh #8 ZG · #33 CHMost expensive electricity21.32 Rp./kWh #4 ZG · #2074 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Steinhausen?
- Steinhausen has 2 postal codes: 6312, 6330.
- What is the tax rate in Steinhausen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Steinhausen is 53% (2026); canton ZG levies 78%.
- How much tax do you pay in Steinhausen?
- A single person without children pays about 5'349 CHF income tax in Steinhausen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 11 in canton ZG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Steinhausen have?
- Steinhausen has 10'449 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Steinhausen?
- Steinhausen has 2'832 foreign residents, a share of 27.1% (2025).
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