Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'302 48.7%
Men
1'372 51.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
605 22.6%
Swiss citizens
2'174 81.3%
Foreign residents
500 18.7%
Population density
156 pop./km²
0–19 · 605 · 22.6%20–64 · 1'569 · 58.7%65+ · 500 · 18.7%
Foreign residents 18.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +34 (+1.3%) · 16 births · 15 deaths · net migration +30
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
20.0% YesNo 80.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 39.6% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
61.5% YesNo 38.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
60.1% YesNo 39.9%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
33.8% YesNo 66.3%
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 Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
16.7% YesNo 83.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.2%
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
70.3% YesNo 29.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP51.0% · strongest party
SVP51.0%
Mitte14.5%
SP7.9%
FDP7.8%
GRÜNE7.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier159%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
159%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 73 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'796 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 73 of 80 in the canton · 786 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:13'796 CHF(~13.8%)
WigoltingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wigoltingen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.4% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.3% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.3% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.6% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.4% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.2% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.2% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.2% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.1% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.8% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020926 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
565 m
Mean elevation
447 m
Relief
161 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
76.7%
South-facing
17.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 161 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
41.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
54.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'300
Per inhabitant
15'568 kWh/yr
42 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 range H4
33.1–33.35 Rp./kWh
33.22 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Politische Gemeinde Wigoltingen, Elektrizitätswerk · Elektrakorporation Wagerswil Wagerswil
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
1.32 %
Second homes
10.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
1'211
Built before 194634.5%
Built since 200126.8%
1.32 %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
1'045
Workplaces
190
Services share
40.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 183 (17.5%) · Secondary 437 (41.8%) · Tertiary 425 (40.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
43
Organic share
30.2 %
Farmland
1'154 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 municipalities2'674 #37 TG · #802 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #34 TG · #640 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #47 TG · #1472 CHJobs per resident0.39 #42 TG · #898 CHFamilies & children22.6% #16 TG · #400 CHAge structure18.7% #57 TG · #1507 CHWomen share48.7% #55 TG · #1654 CHForeign residents18.7% #48 TG · #972 CHPopulation density156/km² #58 TG · #1194 CHTax burden13'796 #74 TG · #787 CHTaxes159% #73 TGWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #61 TG · #1170 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #38 TG · #2008 CHRainiest municipalities926 mm #58 TG · #1877 CHVoter turnout57.3% #36 TG · #914 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #22 TG · #219 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #51 TG · #1256 CHSVP strongholds51% #20 TG · #211 CHSP strongholds7.9% #40 TG · #1710 CHCentre strongholds14.5% #40 TG · #867 CHFDP strongholds7.8% #52 TG · #1618 CHGLP strongholds4.7% #60 TG · #1273 CHGreen strongholds7.4% #51 TG · #1006 CHLargest by area17.1 km² #10 TG · #561 CHHighest municipalities431 m #60 TG · #1697 CHSecond homes10.9% #31 TG · #1061 CHOrganic farming30.2% #6 TG · #326 CHBest-connected municipalities90 min #40 TG · #1569 CHRemotest municipalities90 min #42 TG · #553 CHHighest peaks565 m #52 TG · #1666 CHHighest-lying municipalities447 m #60 TG · #1735 CHGreatest vertical range161 m #46 TG · #1532 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #60 TG · #1871 CHSolar potential42 GWh #20 TG · #437 CHSolar potential per capita15'568 kWh #15 TG · #379 CHCheapest electricity33.22 Rp./kWh #62 TG · #2031 CHMost expensive electricity33.22 Rp./kWh #18 TG · #76 CH
Postal codes (4)
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swisstopo · 9Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wigoltingen?
- Wigoltingen has 4 postal codes: 8554, 8556, 8560, 8564.
- What is the tax rate in Wigoltingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wigoltingen is 159% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wigoltingen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'796 CHF income tax in Wigoltingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 73 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wigoltingen have?
- Wigoltingen has 2'674 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wigoltingen?
- Wigoltingen has 500 foreign residents, a share of 18.7% (2025).
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