Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis Toggenburg
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
9107–9658Residents
2'614
Area
87.5 km²
Population density
30 pop./km²
Elevation
895 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
2'478 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
118%
Postal codes
4
BFS no.
3359
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'275 48.8%
Men
1'339 51.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
509 19.5%
Swiss citizens
2'195 84.0%
Foreign residents
419 16.0%
Population density
30 pop./km²
0–19 · 509 · 19.5%20–64 · 1'386 · 53.0%65+ · 719 · 27.5%
Foreign residents 16.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +13 (+0.5%) · 13 births · 24 deaths · net migration +24
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 Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 20.6% Yes
20.0% YesNo 80.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 45.3% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 61.9% Yes
67.3% YesNo 32.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 64.3% Yes
69.6% YesNo 30.4%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 47.2% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 34.6% Yes
34.3% YesNo 65.8%
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 Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 17.4% Yes
14.0% YesNo 86.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 49.3% Yes
51.1% YesNo 49.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 46.3% Yes
47.9% YesNo 52.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 72.0% Yes
71.1% YesNo 28.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.4% · strongest party
SVP41.4%
Mitte19.8%
FDP17.6%
SP9.9%
GRÜNE3.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier118%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
118%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 48 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'033 CHF(14%)
Rank 47 of 75 in the canton · 844 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'033 CHF(~14%)
Wildhaus-Alt St. JohannCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.9% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.7% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.4% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.2% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.8% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.3% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.5% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.6% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.5% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.3% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20202'299 mm
4.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'478 m
Mean elevation
1'446 m
Relief
1'624 m
Mean slope
23.7°
Flat share
6.2%
South-facing
31.0%
Above 2000 m
8.3%
Relief 1'624 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
58.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
87.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'000
Per inhabitant
22'391 kWh/yr
59 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
29.71 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.79 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
29.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300516 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 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 St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (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
1.23 %
Second homes
63.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
3'260
Built before 194630.2%
Built since 20018.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.23 %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
1'645
Workplaces
314
Services share
65.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 238 (14.5%) · Secondary 330 (20.1%) · Tertiary 1'077 (65.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
87
Organic share
55.2 %
Farmland
1'826 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 municipalities2'614 #60 SG · #814 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #39 SG · #1102 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #37 SG · #1005 CHJobs per resident0.63 #11 SG · #298 CHFamilies & children19.5% #61 SG · #1318 CHAge structure27.5% #2 SG · #199 CHWomen share48.8% #60 SG · #1602 CHForeign residents16% #54 SG · #1193 CHPopulation density30/km² #74 SG · #1896 CHTax burden14'033 #49 SG · #846 CHTaxes118% #48 SGWarmest municipalities4.3 °C #72 SG · #2019 CHSunniest municipalities44% #23 SG · #836 CHRainiest municipalities2'299 mm #1 SG · #2 CHVoter turnout59.8% #15 SG · #610 CHAgainst Switzerland30.4% #7 SG · #63 CHAligned with Switzerland69.6% #70 SG · #1399 CHSVP strongholds41.4% #25 SG · #597 CHSP strongholds9.9% #36 SG · #1534 CHCentre strongholds19.8% #43 SG · #538 CHFDP strongholds17.6% #9 SG · #603 CHGLP strongholds3.1% #68 SG · #1572 CHGreen strongholds3.2% #73 SG · #1858 CHLargest by area87.5 km² #4 SG · #87 CHHighest municipalities895 m #9 SG · #338 CHSecond homes63.9% #1 SG · #82 CHOrganic farming55.2% #1 SG · #95 CHBest-connected municipalities143 min #73 SG · #2032 CHRemotest municipalities143 min #3 SG · #77 CHHighest peaks2'478 m #7 SG · #242 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'446 m #3 SG · #216 CHGreatest vertical range1'624 m #15 SG · #305 CHSteepest municipalities23.7° #5 SG · #301 CHSolar potential59 GWh #21 SG · #252 CHSolar potential per capita22'391 kWh #1 SG · #129 CHCheapest electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #33 SG · #1727 CHMost expensive electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #49 SG · #387 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?
- Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 4 postal codes: 9107, 9656, 9657, 9658.
- What is the tax rate in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann is 118% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?
- A single person without children pays about 14'033 CHF income tax in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann have?
- Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 2'614 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann?
- Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann has 419 foreign residents, a share of 16.03% (2025).
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