Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'110 50.4%
Men
2'076 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
853 20.4%
Swiss citizens
2'951 70.5%
Foreign residents
1'235 29.5%
Population density
459 pop./km²
0–19 · 853 · 20.4%20–64 · 2'488 · 59.4%65+ · 845 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 29.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +34 (+0.8%) · 34 births · 37 deaths · net migration +36
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 Weinfelden: 21.7% Yes
19.9% YesNo 80.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 39.6% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
64.7% YesNo 35.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
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 Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
13.1% YesNo 86.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
49.9% YesNo 50.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 70.4% Yes
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP46.6% · strongest party
SVP46.6%
Mitte14.0%
FDP11.4%
SP8.7%
GLP5.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
140%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 25 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'938 CHF(12.9%)
Rank 25 of 80 in the canton · 505 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'938 CHF(~12.9%)
SulgenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Sulgen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.7% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.3% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.5% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.9% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.8% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.4% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.1% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.6% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.9% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.1% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.1% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.6% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
539 m
Mean elevation
469 m
Relief
102 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
78.6%
South-facing
8.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 102 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
49.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
64 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'900
Per inhabitant
11'761 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
26.49 Rp./kWh
Energy
12 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.02 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.4 Rp./kWh
26.49 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Sulgen, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 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 Thurgau (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
0.41 %
Second homes
9.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'961
Built before 194624.5%
Built since 200124.8%
0.41 %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
2'593
Workplaces
303
Services share
38.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 100 (3.9%) · Secondary 1'491 (57.5%) · Tertiary 1'002 (38.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
33
Organic share
12.1 %
Farmland
556 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 municipalities4'186 #17 TG · #534 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #44 TG · #889 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #37 TG · #1218 CHJobs per resident0.62 #9 TG · #322 CHFamilies & children20.4% #52 TG · #1018 CHAge structure20.2% #28 TG · #1215 CHWomen share50.4% #11 TG · #699 CHForeign residents29.5% #19 TG · #331 CHPopulation density459/km² #23 TG · #540 CHTax burden12'938 #28 TG · #508 CHTaxes140% #25 TGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #36 TG · #835 CHSunniest municipalities40% #18 TG · #1912 CHRainiest municipalities995 mm #29 TG · #1642 CHVoter turnout52% #68 TG · #1591 CHAgainst Switzerland24.8% #23 TG · #237 CHAligned with Switzerland75.2% #48 TG · #1225 CHSVP strongholds46.6% #31 TG · #336 CHSP strongholds8.7% #29 TG · #1631 CHCentre strongholds14% #43 TG · #901 CHFDP strongholds11.4% #20 TG · #1222 CHGLP strongholds5% #53 TG · #1209 CHGreen strongholds4.8% #77 TG · #1582 CHLargest by area9.1 km² #48 TG · #1039 CHHighest municipalities486 m #33 TG · #1282 CHSecond homes9.4% #46 TG · #1324 CHOrganic farming12.1% #51 TG · #1077 CHBest-connected municipalities85 min #28 TG · #1457 CHRemotest municipalities85 min #52 TG · #654 CHHighest peaks539 m #61 TG · #1755 CHHighest-lying municipalities469 m #49 TG · #1597 CHGreatest vertical range102 m #66 TG · #1825 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #55 TG · #1866 CHSolar potential49 GWh #13 TG · #339 CHSolar potential per capita11'761 kWh #35 TG · #783 CHCheapest electricity26.49 Rp./kWh #10 TG · #1028 CHMost expensive electricity26.49 Rp./kWh #70 TG · #1079 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Sulgen?
- Sulgen has 2 postal codes: 8583, 9214.
- What is the tax rate in Sulgen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Sulgen is 140% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Sulgen?
- A single person without children pays about 12'938 CHF income tax in Sulgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Sulgen have?
- Sulgen has 4'186 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Sulgen?
- Sulgen has 1'235 foreign residents, a share of 29.5% (2025).
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