What is the postal code of Wettingen?

The postal code of Wettingen is 5430.

What is the tax rate in Wettingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wettingen is 95% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Wettingen?

A single person without children pays about 12'259 CHF income tax in Wettingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wettingen have?

Wettingen has 22'027 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wettingen?

Wettingen has 6'795 foreign residents, a share of 30.85% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG · Bezirk Baden

Wettingen

5430

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

11'088 50.3%

Men

10'939 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'294 19.5%

Swiss citizens

15'232 69.2%

Foreign residents

6'795 30.9%

Population density

2'078 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'294 · 19.5%20–64 · 13'247 · 60.1%65+ · 4'486 · 20.4%

Foreign residents 30.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +171 (+0.8%) · 201 births · 186 deaths · net migration +161

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

Vote results for Wettingen

BFS

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 Baden: 26.5% Yes

28.4% YesNo 71.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 24.4% Yes

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 53.5% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 43.1% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 45.4% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.4%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 49.2% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 54.5% Yes

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

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 Baden: 26.8% Yes

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 38.7% Yes

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Baden: 32.5% Yes

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP23.9% · strongest party

SVP23.9%

SP20.3%

Mitte13.3%

FDP13.0%

GLP10.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier95%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

95%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 33 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'259 CHF(12.3%)

Rank 30 of 196 in the canton · 344 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'259 CHF(~12.3%)

WettingenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wettingen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	6.7%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.1%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.4%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.2%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.3%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	13.2%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	13.9%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	15.3%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	16%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	17.5%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	18.9%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	20.1%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	21.2%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.1%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.8%	19.1–25.3%	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 1991–20201'078 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

859 m

Mean elevation

477 m

Relief

502 m

Mean slope

10.3°

Flat share

41.6%

South-facing

40.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 502 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

89.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

124.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

19'900

Per inhabitant

4'066 kWh/yr

90 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 H4

25.65 Rp./kWh

Energy

8.8 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.97 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.55 Rp./kWh

25.65 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Energie Wettingen 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 · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300570 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Aargau392 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Wettingen →Canton Aargau →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.46 %

Second homes

7.1 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

10'794

Built before 194616.0%

Built since 200122.3%

0.46 %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

8'105

Workplaces

1'280

Services share

79.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 81 (1.0%) · Secondary 1'546 (19.1%) · Tertiary 6'478 (79.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.8 %

Farmland

340 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 49 min · Car 30 min

AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 181/196 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number4045

Websitewettingen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Baden

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Wettingen ranks

Largest municipalities22'027 #3 AG · #48 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #95 AG · #922 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #102 AG · #1192 CH Jobs per resident0.37 #68 AG · #965 CH Families & children19.5% #130 AG · #1320 CH Age structure20.4% #73 AG · #1164 CH Women share50.3% #40 AG · #743 CH Foreign residents30.9% #37 AG · #282 CH Population density2'078/km² #1 AG · #66 CH Tax burden12'259 #33 AG · #347 CH Taxes95% #33 AG Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #93 AG · #722 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #112 AG · #1829 CH Rainiest municipalities1'078 mm #110 AG · #1236 CH Voter turnout57.2% #69 AG · #926 CH Against Switzerland5.9% #159 AG · #1420 CH Aligned with Switzerland94.1% #10 AG · #71 CH SVP strongholds23.9% #190 AG · #1606 CH SP strongholds20.3% #16 AG · #449 CH Centre strongholds13.3% #77 AG · #937 CH FDP strongholds13% #66 AG · #1032 CH GLP strongholds10.4% #26 AG · #281 CH Green strongholds10.2% #8 AG · #545 CH Largest by area10.6 km² #39 AG · #916 CH Highest municipalities430 m #99 AG · #1707 CH Second homes7.1% #130 AG · #1802 CH Organic farming11.8% #83 AG · #1101 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #15 AG · #441 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #181 AG · #1679 CH Highest peaks859 m #6 AG · #888 CH Highest-lying municipalities477 m #91 AG · #1553 CH Greatest vertical range502 m #2 AG · #689 CH Steepest municipalities10.3° #39 AG · #898 CH Solar potential90 GWh #7 AG · #113 CH Solar potential per capita4'066 kWh #194 AG · #2046 CH Cheapest electricity25.65 Rp./kWh #48 AG · #730 CH Most expensive electricity25.65 Rp./kWh #149 AG · #1377 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

5430

Wettingen

Localities

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Wettingen5430

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wettingen?: The postal code of Wettingen is 5430.
What is the tax rate in Wettingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wettingen is 95% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Wettingen?: A single person without children pays about 12'259 CHF income tax in Wettingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 30 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wettingen have?: Wettingen has 22'027 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wettingen?: Wettingen has 6'795 foreign residents, a share of 30.85% (2025).

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