Switzerland · Canton SG
Waldkirch
9032–9304Residents
3'581
Area
31.3 km²
Population density
114 pop./km²
Elevation
629 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
903 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
122%
Postal codes
7
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'756 49.0%
Men
1'825 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
894 25.0%
Swiss citizens
3'246 90.7%
Foreign residents
335 9.4%
Population density
114 pop./km²
0–19 · 894 · 25.0%20–64 · 2'051 · 57.3%65+ · 636 · 17.8%
Foreign residents 9.4%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
64.6% YesNo 35.4%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
13.9% YesNo 86.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.2% YesNo 25.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes
56.3% YesNo 43.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.0% · strongest party
SVP41.0%
Mitte23.3%
FDP16.0%
SP6.9%
GRÜNE5.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier122%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
122%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 56 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'255 CHF(14.3%)
Rank 56 of 75 in the canton · 871 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'255 CHF(~14.3%)
WaldkirchCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Waldkirch | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.4% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.2% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.8% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.2% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.3% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.2% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.7% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.4% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.1% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.5% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.8% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.9% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.8% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.6% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.3% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'115 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
903 m
Mean elevation
662 m
Relief
402 m
Mean slope
7.1°
Flat share
42.4%
South-facing
6.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 402 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
52.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
68.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'700
53 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 31.08.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2026Tariff range H4
33.61–35.32 Rp./kWh
34.47 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operators Politische Gemeinde Waldkirch, Abteilung Elektra · Politische Gemeinde Gaiserwald, Elektrizitätsversorgung
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.01 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
1'490
Built before 194633.6%
Built since 200125.0%
1.01 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitewaldkirch.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities3'581 #52 SG · #623 CHFamilies & children25% #5 SG · #78 CHAge structure17.8% #62 SG · #1678 CHWomen share49% #55 SG · #1519 CHForeign residents9.4% #71 SG · #1759 CHPopulation density114/km² #64 SG · #1396 CHTax burden14'255 #58 SG · #874 CHTaxes122% #56 SGWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #33 SG · #1063 CHSunniest municipalities39.6% #73 SG · #2023 CHRainiest municipalities1'115 mm #62 SG · #1016 CHVoter turnout57.3% #18 SG · #773 CHAgainst Switzerland22% #35 SG · #415 CHAligned with Switzerland78% #44 SG · #1037 CHSVP strongholds41% #28 SG · #614 CHSP strongholds6.9% #58 SG · #1796 CHCentre strongholds23.3% #22 SG · #405 CHFDP strongholds16% #20 SG · #738 CHGLP strongholds4.2% #55 SG · #1367 CHGreen strongholds5.1% #59 SG · #1529 CHLargest by area31.3 km² #25 SG · #298 CHHighest municipalities629 m #26 SG · #741 CHRemotest municipalities110 min #27 SG · #268 CHBest-connected municipalities110 min #51 SG · #1846 CHHighest peaks903 m #38 SG · #827 CHHighest-lying municipalities662 m #36 SG · #847 CHGreatest vertical range402 m #38 SG · #813 CHSteepest municipalities7.1° #48 SG · #1224 CHSolar potential53 GWh #28 SG · #297 CHCheapest electricity34.47 Rp./kWh #65 SG · #2037 CHMost expensive electricity34.47 Rp./kWh #11 SG · #70 CH
Postal codes (7)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Waldkirch?
- Waldkirch has 7 postal codes: 9032, 9204, 9205, 9213, 9246, 9300, 9304.
- What is the tax rate in Waldkirch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Waldkirch is 122% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Waldkirch?
- A single person without children pays about 14'255 CHF income tax in Waldkirch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 56 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Waldkirch have?
- Waldkirch has 3'581 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Waldkirch?
- Waldkirch has 335 foreign residents, a share of 9.35% (2025).
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