Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
941 50.8%
Men
911 49.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
360 19.4%
Swiss citizens
1'382 74.6%
Foreign residents
470 25.4%
Population density
157 pop./km²
0–19 · 360 · 19.4%20–64 · 1'083 · 58.5%65+ · 409 · 22.1%
Foreign residents 25.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −6 (−0.3%) · 10 births · 12 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 Frauenfeld: 24.4% Yes
23.5% YesNo 76.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
59.2% YesNo 40.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
60.3% YesNo 39.8%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
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 Frauenfeld: 22.0% Yes
22.2% YesNo 77.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 72.9% Yes
65.6% YesNo 34.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.0% · strongest party
SVP44.0%
GRÜNE10.3%
SP10.3%
Mitte10.2%
GLP7.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier154%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
154%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 65 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'570 CHF(13.6%)
Rank 64 of 80 in the canton · 717 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:13'570 CHF(~13.6%)
WagenhausenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wagenhausen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.8% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.1% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.7% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.6% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.4% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.1% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.8% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.4% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.4% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.7% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.9% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.9% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.8% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.5% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020891 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
625 m
Mean elevation
464 m
Relief
232 m
Mean slope
5.7°
Flat share
58.9%
South-facing
1.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 232 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
22.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'900
Per inhabitant
11'906 kWh/yr
22 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
27.62 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.68 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
27.62 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Wagenhausen, 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
1.5 %
Second homes
11 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
931
Built before 194630.8%
Built since 200117.7%
1.5 %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
414
Workplaces
123
Services share
55.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 75 (18.1%) · Secondary 111 (26.8%) · Tertiary 228 (55.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
24
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
522 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 municipalities1'852 #49 TG · #1017 CHGrowing municipalities-0.3% #70 TG · #1575 CHShrinking municipalities-0.3% #11 TG · #535 CHJobs per resident0.22 #78 TG · #1690 CHFamilies & children19.4% #63 TG · #1348 CHAge structure22.1% #16 TG · #846 CHWomen share50.8% #4 TG · #512 CHForeign residents25.4% #27 TG · #533 CHPopulation density157/km² #57 TG · #1188 CHTax burden13'570 #65 TG · #718 CHTaxes154% #65 TGWarmest municipalities10 °C #21 TG · #551 CHSunniest municipalities38.8% #79 TG · #2100 CHRainiest municipalities891 mm #71 TG · #1964 CHVoter turnout56.9% #43 TG · #966 CHAgainst Switzerland27.5% #14 TG · #134 CHAligned with Switzerland72.5% #58 TG · #1329 CHSVP strongholds44% #41 TG · #451 CHSP strongholds10.3% #18 TG · #1498 CHCentre strongholds10.2% #76 TG · #1186 CHFDP strongholds6.1% #69 TG · #1782 CHGLP strongholds7.8% #14 TG · #615 CHGreen strongholds10.3% #10 TG · #529 CHLargest by area11.8 km² #32 TG · #834 CHHighest municipalities429 m #62 TG · #1719 CHSecond homes11% #30 TG · #1057 CHOrganic farming16.7% #36 TG · #797 CHBest-connected municipalities82 min #24 TG · #1397 CHRemotest municipalities82 min #60 TG · #728 CHHighest peaks625 m #36 TG · #1440 CHHighest-lying municipalities464 m #52 TG · #1632 CHGreatest vertical range232 m #24 TG · #1220 CHSteepest municipalities5.7° #26 TG · #1454 CHSolar potential22 GWh #50 TG · #945 CHSolar potential per capita11'906 kWh #33 TG · #768 CHCheapest electricity27.62 Rp./kWh #21 TG · #1184 CHMost expensive electricity27.62 Rp./kWh #59 TG · #923 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wagenhausen?
- The postal code of Wagenhausen is 8259.
- What is the tax rate in Wagenhausen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wagenhausen is 154% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wagenhausen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'570 CHF income tax in Wagenhausen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wagenhausen have?
- Wagenhausen has 1'852 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wagenhausen?
- Wagenhausen has 470 foreign residents, a share of 25.38% (2025).
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