Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
5'334 49.9%
Men
5'352 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'095 19.6%
Swiss citizens
7'708 72.1%
Foreign residents
2'978 27.9%
Population density
423 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'095 · 19.6%20–64 · 6'429 · 60.2%65+ · 2'162 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 27.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +66 (+0.6%) · 87 births · 88 deaths · net migration +78
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 56.7% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 53.3% Yes
53.8% YesNo 46.2%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 59.3% Yes
60.5% YesNo 39.6%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 41.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 33.9% Yes
38.2% YesNo 61.8%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 58.5% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 35.0% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 39.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 32.0% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Hinwil: 61.5% Yes
57.8% YesNo 42.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP38.0% · strongest party
SVP38.0%
SP15.9%
GRÜNE10.7%
GLP8.7%
Mitte8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier122%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
122%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 155 of 160 in canton ZurichTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'990 CHF(12%)
Rank 151 of 160 in the canton · 304 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'990 CHF(~12%)
WaldCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wald | Zurich | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 4.2–5.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.6% | 5.2–6.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.9% | 6.2–8.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9% | 7.1–9.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.1% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.9% | 8.6–11.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12% | 9.6–12.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13% | 10.4–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.8% | 11.1–14.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.5% | 11.7–14.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.4% | 12.5–15.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.1% | 13.1–16.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 14.7–18.4% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.7% | 16.2–20.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.2% | 17.5–21.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.6% | 18.8–23.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.8% | 19.8–24.3% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.8% | 20.7–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'719 mm
7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'242 m
Mean elevation
803 m
Relief
677 m
Mean slope
15.7°
Flat share
11.3%
South-facing
27.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 677 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
65.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
92 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'600
Per inhabitant
6'144 kWh/yr
66 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
24.91 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.63 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.38 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
24.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EW WALD 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
2.02 %
Second homes
7.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
5'060
Built before 194640.4%
Built since 200123.1%
2.02 %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
3'504
Workplaces
728
Services share
70.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 175 (5.0%) · Secondary 872 (24.9%) · Tertiary 2'457 (70.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
64
Organic share
28.1 %
Farmland
1'423 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 municipalities10'686 #31 ZH · #165 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #81 ZH · #1014 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #80 ZH · #1092 CHJobs per resident0.33 #70 ZH · #1117 CHFamilies & children19.6% #123 ZH · #1258 CHAge structure20.2% #73 ZH · #1200 CHWomen share49.9% #91 ZH · #983 CHForeign residents27.9% #40 ZH · #411 CHPopulation density423/km² #99 ZH · #584 CHTax burden11'990 #154 ZH · #307 CHTaxes122% #155 ZHWarmest municipalities7.8 °C #160 ZH · #1732 CHSunniest municipalities42.8% #6 ZH · #1018 CHRainiest municipalities1'719 mm #1 ZH · #114 CHVoter turnout53.4% #128 ZH · #1292 CHAgainst Switzerland13% #58 ZH · #1043 CHAligned with Switzerland87% #90 ZH · #373 CHSVP strongholds38% #76 ZH · #764 CHSP strongholds15.9% #46 ZH · #841 CHCentre strongholds8.4% #78 ZH · #1380 CHFDP strongholds7.9% #133 ZH · #1599 CHGLP strongholds8.7% #134 ZH · #473 CHGreen strongholds10.7% #9 ZH · #472 CHLargest by area25.3 km² #9 ZH · #361 CHHighest municipalities619 m #14 ZH · #768 CHSecond homes7.8% #59 ZH · #1662 CHOrganic farming28.1% #25 ZH · #378 CHBest-connected municipalities66 min #126 ZH · #959 CHRemotest municipalities66 min #36 ZH · #1136 CHHighest peaks1'242 m #2 ZH · #584 CHHighest-lying municipalities803 m #3 ZH · #612 CHGreatest vertical range677 m #2 ZH · #569 CHSteepest municipalities15.7° #4 ZH · #551 CHSolar potential66 GWh #22 ZH · #198 CHSolar potential per capita6'144 kWh #79 ZH · #1813 CHCheapest electricity24.91 Rp./kWh #135 ZH · #412 CHMost expensive electricity24.91 Rp./kWh #25 ZH · #1695 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wald?
- Wald has 3 postal codes: 8497, 8636, 8637.
- What is the tax rate in Wald?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wald is 122% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wald?
- A single person without children pays about 11'990 CHF income tax in Wald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 151 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wald have?
- Wald has 10'686 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wald?
- Wald has 2'978 foreign residents, a share of 27.87% (2025).
Map
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