Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
782 49.0%
Men
813 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
320 20.1%
Swiss citizens
1'338 83.9%
Foreign residents
257 16.1%
Population density
178 pop./km²
0–19 · 320 · 20.1%20–64 · 908 · 56.9%65+ · 367 · 23.0%
Foreign residents 16.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +23 (+1.5%) · 7 births · 10 deaths · net migration +29
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.1% Yes
61.6% YesNo 38.4%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 50.2% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.3%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 60.7% Yes
53.9% YesNo 46.1%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 41.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 36.1% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.2%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 57.9% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 37.6% Yes
29.0% YesNo 71.0%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 39.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 33.6% Yes
28.0% YesNo 72.0%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Bülach: 62.2% Yes
59.7% YesNo 40.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP47.2% · strongest party
SVP47.2%
SP12.4%
FDP10.1%
GLP10.1%
GRÜNE6.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier97%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
97%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 33 of 160 in canton ZurichTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'807 CHF(10.8%)
Rank 33 of 160 in the canton · 96 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
100'000 CHF:10'807 CHF(~10.8%)
WilCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wil | Zurich | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.8% | 4.2–5.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 5.9% | 5.2–6.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7% | 6.2–8.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 8.1% | 7.1–9.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 9.8% | 8.6–11.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 10.8% | 9.6–12.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.7% | 10.4–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.5% | 11.1–14.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.1% | 11.7–14.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.9% | 12.5–15.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.7% | 13.1–16.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.4% | 14.7–18.4% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18% | 16.2–20.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.4% | 17.5–21.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.7% | 18.8–23.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.9% | 19.8–24.3% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.8% | 20.7–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020979 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
554 m
Mean elevation
447 m
Relief
200 m
Mean slope
4.6°
Flat share
68.9%
South-facing
12.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 200 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
17.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'900
Per inhabitant
11'066 kWh/yr
18 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
23.87 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.86 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.9 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.46 Rp./kWh
23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300544 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 3 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.57 %
Second homes
8.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
697
Built before 194632.4%
Built since 200124.2%
0.57 %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
479
Workplaces
129
Services share
48 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 72 (15.0%) · Secondary 177 (37.0%) · Tertiary 230 (48.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
21
Organic share
9.5 %
Farmland
598 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 municipalities1'595 #129 ZH · #1124 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #36 ZH · #554 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #124 ZH · #1547 CHJobs per resident0.3 #85 ZH · #1267 CHFamilies & children20.1% #101 ZH · #1094 CHAge structure23% #20 ZH · #663 CHWomen share49% #132 ZH · #1496 CHForeign residents16.1% #114 ZH · #1188 CHPopulation density178/km² #134 ZH · #1094 CHTax burden10'807 #35 ZH · #98 CHTaxes97% #33 ZHWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #36 ZH · #575 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #132 ZH · #1956 CHRainiest municipalities979 mm #128 ZH · #1715 CHVoter turnout59.9% #81 ZH · #487 CHAgainst Switzerland19% #21 ZH · #593 CHAligned with Switzerland81% #125 ZH · #805 CHSVP strongholds47.2% #25 ZH · #316 CHSP strongholds12.4% #101 ZH · #1230 CHCentre strongholds2.7% #160 ZH · #2008 CHFDP strongholds10.1% #91 ZH · #1380 CHGLP strongholds10.1% #108 ZH · #300 CHGreen strongholds6.3% #102 ZH · #1243 CHLargest by area8.9 km² #70 ZH · #1052 CHHighest municipalities406 m #142 ZH · #1863 CHSecond homes8.9% #31 ZH · #1410 CHOrganic farming9.5% #111 ZH · #1255 CHBest-connected municipalities69 min #133 ZH · #1041 CHRemotest municipalities69 min #27 ZH · #1043 CHHighest peaks554 m #120 ZH · #1701 CHHighest-lying municipalities447 m #124 ZH · #1739 CHGreatest vertical range200 m #89 ZH · #1364 CHSteepest municipalities4.6° #113 ZH · #1642 CHSolar potential18 GWh #111 ZH · #1116 CHSolar potential per capita11'066 kWh #16 ZH · #904 CHCheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #51 ZH · #135 CHMost expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #76 ZH · #1939 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wil?
- Wil has 2 postal codes: 8196, 8197.
- What is the tax rate in Wil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wil is 97% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wil?
- A single person without children pays about 10'807 CHF income tax in Wil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 33 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wil have?
- Wil has 1'595 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wil?
- Wil has 257 foreign residents, a share of 16.11% (2025).
Map
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