Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
717 49.7%
Men
725 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
253 17.5%
Swiss citizens
1'269 88.0%
Foreign residents
173 12.0%
Population density
203 pop./km²
0–19 · 253 · 17.5%20–64 · 874 · 60.6%65+ · 315 · 21.8%
Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +1 (+0.1%) · 8 births · 14 deaths · net migration +8
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 Zofingen: 23.9% Yes
19.1% YesNo 81.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 33.3% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.3% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 56.1% Yes
70.8% YesNo 29.2%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.9% Yes
32.4% YesNo 67.6%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 54.8% Yes
60.1% YesNo 39.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
34.2% YesNo 65.8%
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 Zofingen: 22.2% Yes
14.2% YesNo 85.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 45.5% Yes
54.5% YesNo 45.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Zofingen: 41.4% Yes
48.2% YesNo 51.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP61.4% · strongest party
SVP61.4%
SP9.5%
Mitte7.4%
FDP7.3%
GLP5.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier123%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
123%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 186 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'752 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 185 of 196 in the canton · 777 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:13'752 CHF(~13.8%)
UerkheimCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Uerkheim | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.5% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.5% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.6% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.6% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.8% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.7% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.5% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.3% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.7% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.4% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.8% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.1% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.3% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.2% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 25% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'124 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
652 m
Mean elevation
544 m
Relief
205 m
Mean slope
12.4°
Flat share
14.2%
South-facing
21.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 205 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
14.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
19 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'200
Per inhabitant
10'111 kWh/yr
15 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
29.86 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.37 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.24 Rp./kWh
29.86 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator AEW 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
1.32 %
Second homes
16.4 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
759
Built before 194635.4%
Built since 200120.4%
1.32 %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
350
Workplaces
105
Services share
49.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 76 (21.7%) · Secondary 102 (29.1%) · Tertiary 172 (49.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
35
Organic share
11.4 %
Farmland
406 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 municipalities1'442 #138 AG · #1197 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #141 AG · #1374 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #57 AG · #739 CHJobs per resident0.24 #138 AG · #1590 CHFamilies & children17.5% #181 AG · #1744 CHAge structure21.8% #48 AG · #899 CHWomen share49.7% #87 AG · #1150 CHForeign residents12% #179 AG · #1547 CHPopulation density203/km² #156 AG · #1018 CHTax burden13'752 #189 AG · #781 CHTaxes123% #186 AGWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #180 AG · #1162 CHSunniest municipalities40% #150 AG · #1907 CHRainiest municipalities1'124 mm #40 AG · #960 CHVoter turnout53.5% #126 AG · #1425 CHAgainst Switzerland28.4% #7 AG · #105 CHAligned with Switzerland71.6% #159 AG · #1356 CHSVP strongholds61.4% #3 AG · #40 CHSP strongholds9.5% #155 AG · #1572 CHCentre strongholds7.4% #174 AG · #1522 CHFDP strongholds7.3% #181 AG · #1676 CHGLP strongholds5.5% #149 AG · #1096 CHGreen strongholds3% #187 AG · #1876 CHLargest by area7.1 km² #80 AG · #1242 CHHighest municipalities492 m #50 AG · #1251 CHSecond homes16.4% #1 AG · #484 CHOrganic farming11.4% #86 AG · #1116 CHBest-connected municipalities68 min #130 AG · #1032 CHRemotest municipalities68 min #73 AG · #1096 CHHighest peaks652 m #75 AG · #1358 CHHighest-lying municipalities544 m #39 AG · #1243 CHGreatest vertical range205 m #113 AG · #1343 CHSteepest municipalities12.4° #18 AG · #741 CHSolar potential15 GWh #125 AG · #1259 CHSolar potential per capita10'111 kWh #57 AG · #1050 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #181 AG · #1786 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #44 AG · #349 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Uerkheim?
- Uerkheim has 2 postal codes: 4812, 4813.
- What is the tax rate in Uerkheim?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Uerkheim is 123% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Uerkheim?
- A single person without children pays about 13'752 CHF income tax in Uerkheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 185 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Uerkheim have?
- Uerkheim has 1'442 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Uerkheim?
- Uerkheim has 173 foreign residents, a share of 12% (2025).
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