Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'542 49.4%
Men
2'599 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'146 22.3%
Swiss citizens
4'158 80.9%
Foreign residents
983 19.1%
Population density
313 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'146 · 22.3%20–64 · 3'033 · 59.0%65+ · 962 · 18.7%
Foreign residents 19.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +76 (+1.5%) · 45 births · 39 deaths · net migration +73
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 Münchwilen: 21.9% Yes
20.4% YesNo 79.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 38.0% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 61.3% Yes
63.6% YesNo 36.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 59.8% Yes
61.6% YesNo 38.4%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 56.7% Yes
59.1% YesNo 41.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 37.1% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
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 Münchwilen: 17.6% Yes
15.6% YesNo 84.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 45.8% Yes
46.8% YesNo 53.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 41.0% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 70.8% Yes
71.2% YesNo 28.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP42.9% · strongest party
SVP42.9%
Mitte18.8%
FDP8.2%
GRÜNE8.0%
GLP6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
140%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 29 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'938 CHF(12.9%)
Rank 25 of 80 in the canton · 505 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:12'938 CHF(~12.9%)
WängiCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Wängi | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.7% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.3% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.5% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.9% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.8% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.4% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.1% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.6% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.9% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.1% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.1% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.6% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'056 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
730 m
Mean elevation
529 m
Relief
279 m
Mean slope
5.1°
Flat share
60.7%
South-facing
5.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 279 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
56 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
73.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'400
Per inhabitant
10'889 kWh/yr
56 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
26.98 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.05 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.89 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
26.98 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Munizipalgemeinde Wängi, Elektrititätswerk
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
1.3 %
Second homes
8 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
2'231
Built before 194624.1%
Built since 200128.7%
1.3 %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
2'093
Workplaces
374
Services share
52.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 255 (12.2%) · Secondary 747 (35.7%) · Tertiary 1'091 (52.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
47
Organic share
17 %
Farmland
1'226 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 municipalities5'141 #13 TG · #420 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #32 TG · #541 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #49 TG · #1571 CHJobs per resident0.41 #31 TG · #814 CHFamilies & children22.3% #20 TG · #475 CHAge structure18.7% #56 TG · #1506 CHWomen share49.4% #38 TG · #1342 CHForeign residents19.1% #44 TG · #938 CHPopulation density313/km² #35 TG · #758 CHTax burden12'938 #29 TG · #509 CHTaxes140% #29 TGWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #52 TG · #1083 CHSunniest municipalities40.7% #7 TG · #1539 CHRainiest municipalities1'056 mm #10 TG · #1347 CHVoter turnout55.1% #56 TG · #1197 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #34 TG · #486 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #38 TG · #976 CHSVP strongholds42.9% #45 TG · #505 CHSP strongholds6.2% #60 TG · #1864 CHCentre strongholds18.8% #9 TG · #602 CHFDP strongholds8.2% #47 TG · #1578 CHGLP strongholds6.7% #29 TG · #826 CHGreen strongholds8% #39 TG · #879 CHLargest by area16.4 km² #11 TG · #586 CHHighest municipalities500 m #28 TG · #1209 CHSecond homes8% #66 TG · #1634 CHOrganic farming17% #34 TG · #759 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #30 TG · #1488 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #50 TG · #639 CHHighest peaks730 m #8 TG · #1129 CHHighest-lying municipalities529 m #25 TG · #1312 CHGreatest vertical range279 m #9 TG · #1048 CHSteepest municipalities5.1° #34 TG · #1553 CHSolar potential56 GWh #11 TG · #267 CHSolar potential per capita10'889 kWh #46 TG · #924 CHCheapest electricity26.98 Rp./kWh #15 TG · #1118 CHMost expensive electricity26.98 Rp./kWh #65 TG · #989 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wängi?
- Wängi has 2 postal codes: 9545, 9546.
- What is the tax rate in Wängi?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wängi is 140% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wängi?
- A single person without children pays about 12'938 CHF income tax in Wängi on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wängi have?
- Wängi has 5'141 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wängi?
- Wängi has 983 foreign residents, a share of 19.12% (2025).
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