Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'651 50.2%
Men
1'640 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
669 20.3%
Swiss citizens
2'665 81.0%
Foreign residents
626 19.0%
Population density
725 pop./km²
0–19 · 669 · 20.3%20–64 · 1'989 · 60.4%65+ · 633 · 19.2%
Foreign residents 19.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +105 (+3.3%) · 27 births · 26 deaths · net migration +102
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 Muri: 20.0% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 33.8% Yes
29.7% YesNo 70.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 60.1% Yes
57.4% YesNo 42.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 59.4% Yes
59.5% YesNo 40.5%
14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 36.7% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 48.6% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.2% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
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 Muri: 17.9% Yes
20.7% YesNo 79.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 44.9% Yes
45.0% YesNo 55.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Muri: 39.3% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.3% · strongest party
SVP42.3%
Mitte17.2%
SP12.5%
FDP10.3%
GLP8.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier106%
Cantonal tax multiplier103%
106%AG range 48%127%
Tax rank 89 of 196 in canton AargauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'845 CHF(12.8%)
Rank 88 of 196 in the canton · 479 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:12'845 CHF(~12.8%)
WaltenschwilCanton range AargauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Waltenschwil | Aargau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 3.8–5.6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7% | 5.2–7.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 6.4–9.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.9% | 7.4–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.9% | 8.2–11.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.8% | 8.9–12.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.8% | 9.8–14% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.8% | 10.5–14.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.5% | 11.2–15.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.2% | 11.7–16.5% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 12.4–17.3% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.7% | 13–18% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.3% | 14.4–19.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.6% | 15.5–21.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.9% | 16.6–22.4% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22% | 17.6–23.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.9% | 18.4–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.7% | 19.1–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'113 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
535 m
Mean elevation
442 m
Relief
114 m
Mean slope
3.7°
Flat share
74.2%
South-facing
7.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 114 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
25 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
32.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'500
Per inhabitant
7'581 kWh/yr
25 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
0.34 %
Second homes
6 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'459
Built before 194613.4%
Built since 200138.5%
0.34 %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
616
Workplaces
172
Services share
66.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 54 (8.8%) · Secondary 153 (24.8%) · Tertiary 409 (66.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
17
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
332 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 municipalities3'291 #76 AG · #673 CHGrowing municipalities3.3% #16 AG · #131 CHShrinking municipalities3.3% #181 AG · #1977 CHJobs per resident0.19 #167 AG · #1833 CHFamilies & children20.3% #102 AG · #1049 CHAge structure19.2% #113 AG · #1401 CHWomen share50.2% #46 AG · #814 CHForeign residents19% #124 AG · #946 CHPopulation density725/km² #49 AG · #345 CHTax burden12'845 #93 AG · #484 CHTaxes106% #89 AGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #88 AG · #631 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #34 AG · #1577 CHRainiest municipalities1'113 mm #66 AG · #1034 CHVoter turnout53.4% #128 AG · #1438 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #89 AG · #935 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #79 AG · #533 CHSVP strongholds42.3% #98 AG · #543 CHSP strongholds12.5% #103 AG · #1226 CHCentre strongholds17.2% #34 AG · #686 CHFDP strongholds10.3% #136 AG · #1366 CHGLP strongholds8.7% #61 AG · #483 CHGreen strongholds4.6% #142 AG · #1622 CHLargest by area4.5 km² #137 AG · #1631 CHHighest municipalities426 m #104 AG · #1738 CHSecond homes6% #159 AG · #1962 CHOrganic farming0% #181 AG · #1876 CHBest-connected municipalities68 min #129 AG · #1031 CHRemotest municipalities68 min #72 AG · #1095 CHHighest peaks535 m #149 AG · #1760 CHHighest-lying municipalities442 m #117 AG · #1779 CHGreatest vertical range114 m #177 AG · #1767 CHSteepest municipalities3.7° #179 AG · #1801 CHSolar potential25 GWh #85 AG · #841 CHSolar potential per capita7'581 kWh #125 AG · #1554 CHCheapest electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #172 AG · #1777 CHMost expensive electricity29.86 Rp./kWh #35 AG · #340 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Waltenschwil?
- The postal code of Waltenschwil is 5622.
- What is the tax rate in Waltenschwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Waltenschwil is 106% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
- How much tax do you pay in Waltenschwil?
- A single person without children pays about 12'845 CHF income tax in Waltenschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 88 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Waltenschwil have?
- Waltenschwil has 3'291 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Waltenschwil?
- Waltenschwil has 626 foreign residents, a share of 19.02% (2025).
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