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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
4'033 48.7%
Men
4'256 51.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'733 20.9%
Swiss citizens
5'925 71.5%
Foreign residents
2'364 28.5%
Population density
1'047 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'733 · 20.9%20–64 · 5'147 · 62.1%65+ · 1'409 · 17.0%
Foreign residents 28.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −3 (−0%) · 73 births · 48 deaths · net migration −26
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 26.9% Yes
30.8% YesNo 69.2%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 38.1% Yes
30.6% YesNo 69.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 53.4% Yes
57.4% YesNo 42.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 43.9% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 56.7% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 57.4% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Uster: 37.8% Yes
30.3% YesNo 69.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP39.0% · strongest party
SVP39.0%
FDP14.9%
SP13.0%
GLP12.7%
Mitte8.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier101%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
101%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 51 of 160 in canton Zurich
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'996 CHF(11%)
Rank 47 of 160 in the canton · 116 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:10'996 CHF(~11%)
Wangen-BrüttisellenCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeWangen-BrüttisellenZurichSwitzerland median
40'0004.9%4.2–5.5%5.4%
50'0006%5.2–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.2%6.2–8.1%10.5%
70'0008.2%7.1–9.2%11.9%
80'0009.2%8–10.3%13.1%
90'0009.9%8.6–11.1%14.1%
100'00011%9.6–12.3%15.3%
110'00011.9%10.4–13.3%16.3%
120'00012.7%11.1–14.1%17.2%
130'00013.4%11.7–14.8%18.1%
140'00014.2%12.5–15.7%19%
150'00014.9%13.1–16.5%19.7%
175'00016.7%14.7–18.4%21.6%
200'00018.3%16.2–20.1%23.2%
225'00019.7%17.5–21.6%24.6%
250'00021%18.8–23.1%25.8%
275'00022.2%19.8–24.3%26.8%
300'00023.1%20.7–25.3%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'121 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
513 m
Mean elevation
465 m
Relief
83 m
Mean slope
3.4°
Flat share
77.6%
South-facing
8.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 83 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
49.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
69.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'000
Per inhabitant
5'952 kWh/yr
49 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 · 2027
Tariff range H4
23.87–26.15 Rp./kWh
25.01 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) · Werke Wangen-Brüttisellen, Elektrizitätswerk

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300583 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 2 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.14 %
Second homes
5.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
3'622
Built before 19469.4%
Built since 200125.0%
0.14 %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 · 2024
Jobs
5'441
Workplaces
577
Services share
78.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 68 (1.2%) · Secondary 1'109 (20.4%) · Tertiary 4'264 (78.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
11
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
417 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 40 min · Car 22 min
AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 22 min
Remoteness 135/160 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number200
DistrictBezirk Uster
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities8'289 #41 ZH · #240 CHGrowing municipalities-0% #131 ZH · #1447 CHShrinking municipalities-0% #30 ZH · #657 CHJobs per resident0.66 #13 ZH · #251 CHFamilies & children20.9% #70 ZH · #832 CHAge structure17% #132 ZH · #1768 CHWomen share48.7% #148 ZH · #1627 CHForeign residents28.5% #33 ZH · #374 CHPopulation density1'047/km² #46 ZH · #209 CHTax burden10'996 #51 ZH · #120 CHTaxes101% #51 ZHWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #67 ZH · #676 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #57 ZH · #1470 CHRainiest municipalities1'121 mm #67 ZH · #976 CHVoter turnout53.2% #131 ZH · #1448 CHAgainst Switzerland7.8% #120 ZH · #1320 CHAligned with Switzerland92.2% #37 ZH · #120 CHSVP strongholds39% #72 ZH · #720 CHSP strongholds13% #92 ZH · #1164 CHCentre strongholds8.9% #58 ZH · #1310 CHFDP strongholds14.9% #30 ZH · #833 CHGLP strongholds12.7% #42 ZH · #104 CHGreen strongholds5.1% #134 ZH · #1523 CHLargest by area7.9 km² #83 ZH · #1143 CHHighest municipalities465 m #71 ZH · #1413 CHSecond homes5.5% #124 ZH · #2013 CHOrganic farming9.1% #114 ZH · #1271 CHBest-connected municipalities40 min #30 ZH · #227 CHRemotest municipalities40 min #135 ZH · #1872 CHHighest peaks513 m #132 ZH · #1833 CHHighest-lying municipalities465 m #103 ZH · #1626 CHGreatest vertical range83 m #148 ZH · #1920 CHSteepest municipalities3.4° #142 ZH · #1842 CHSolar potential49 GWh #38 ZH · #336 CHSolar potential per capita5'952 kWh #84 ZH · #1841 CHCheapest electricity25.01 Rp./kWh #139 ZH · #419 CHMost expensive electricity25.01 Rp./kWh #21 ZH · #1688 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Wangen-Brüttisellen?
Wangen-Brüttisellen has 2 postal codes: 8306, 8602.
What is the tax rate in Wangen-Brüttisellen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Wangen-Brüttisellen is 101% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Wangen-Brüttisellen?
A single person without children pays about 10'996 CHF income tax in Wangen-Brüttisellen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wangen-Brüttisellen have?
Wangen-Brüttisellen has 8'289 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wangen-Brüttisellen?
Wangen-Brüttisellen has 2'364 foreign residents, a share of 28.52% (2025).

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