Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
6'234 49.3%
Men
6'418 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'513 19.9%
Swiss citizens
9'368 74.0%
Foreign residents
3'284 26.0%
Population density
817 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'513 · 19.9%20–64 · 7'588 · 60.0%65+ · 2'551 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 26.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +148 (+1.2%) · 117 births · 112 deaths · net migration +140
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 Weinfelden: 21.7% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 39.6% Yes
30.2% YesNo 69.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
57.6% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.9%
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 Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
23.5% YesNo 76.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
35.5% YesNo 64.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 70.4% Yes
74.3% YesNo 25.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.7% · strongest party
SVP35.7%
Mitte15.7%
FDP12.6%
SP10.3%
GLP9.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier144%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
144%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 39 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'119 CHF(13.1%)
Rank 36 of 80 in the canton · 565 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:13'119 CHF(~13.1%)
WeinfeldenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Weinfelden | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.5% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.6% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.3% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.1% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.9% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.6% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.3% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.9% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.5% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.9% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.1% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.3% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.3% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.1% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.8% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020967 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
682 m
Mean elevation
491 m
Relief
266 m
Mean slope
4.7°
Flat share
64.6%
South-facing
27.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 266 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
113.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
146.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
25'300
Per inhabitant
8'984 kWh/yr
114 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
29.78 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.21 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.27 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.78 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Technische Betriebe Weinfelden 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 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
1.41 %
Second homes
8.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
6'222
Built before 194620.7%
Built since 200128.5%
1.41 %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
10'549
Workplaces
1'108
Services share
81.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 118 (1.1%) · Secondary 1'879 (17.8%) · Tertiary 8'552 (81.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
34
Organic share
11.8 %
Farmland
596 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 municipalities12'652 #5 TG · #125 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #39 TG · #697 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #43 TG · #1415 CHJobs per resident0.83 #5 TG · #148 CHFamilies & children19.9% #57 TG · #1189 CHAge structure20.2% #29 TG · #1216 CHWomen share49.3% #42 TG · #1399 CHForeign residents26% #25 TG · #506 CHPopulation density817/km² #10 TG · #289 CHTax burden13'119 #39 TG · #568 CHTaxes144% #39 TGWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #71 TG · #1327 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #31 TG · #1983 CHRainiest municipalities967 mm #43 TG · #1771 CHVoter turnout55.4% #53 TG · #1165 CHAgainst Switzerland8.8% #65 TG · #1303 CHAligned with Switzerland91.2% #7 TG · #202 CHSVP strongholds35.7% #68 TG · #930 CHSP strongholds10.3% #19 TG · #1499 CHCentre strongholds15.7% #29 TG · #786 CHFDP strongholds12.6% #16 TG · #1080 CHGLP strongholds9.4% #4 TG · #387 CHGreen strongholds7.9% #43 TG · #901 CHLargest by area15.5 km² #15 TG · #628 CHHighest municipalities432 m #59 TG · #1687 CHSecond homes8.2% #63 TG · #1587 CHOrganic farming11.8% #53 TG · #1103 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #31 TG · #1489 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #51 TG · #640 CHHighest peaks682 m #22 TG · #1266 CHHighest-lying municipalities491 m #41 TG · #1475 CHGreatest vertical range266 m #12 TG · #1098 CHSteepest municipalities4.7° #39 TG · #1632 CHSolar potential114 GWh #3 TG · #62 CHSolar potential per capita8'984 kWh #53 TG · #1261 CHCheapest electricity29.78 Rp./kWh #41 TG · #1736 CHMost expensive electricity29.78 Rp./kWh #39 TG · #371 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Weinfelden?
- Weinfelden has 2 postal codes: 8570, 8575.
- What is the tax rate in Weinfelden?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Weinfelden is 144% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Weinfelden?
- A single person without children pays about 13'119 CHF income tax in Weinfelden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Weinfelden have?
- Weinfelden has 12'652 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Weinfelden?
- Weinfelden has 3'284 foreign residents, a share of 25.96% (2025).
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