What is the postal code of Wohlen?

Wohlen has 3 postal codes: 5610, 5611, 5612.

What is the tax rate in Wohlen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wohlen is 116% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Wohlen?

A single person without children pays about 13'379 CHF income tax in Wohlen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 148 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wohlen have?

Wohlen has 18'162 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wohlen?

Wohlen has 7'905 foreign residents, a share of 43.52% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Wohlen

5610–5612

AG CANTON5610 5611 5612

Residents

18'162

Area

12.5 km²

Population density

1'454 pop./km²

Elevation

420 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

116%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'882 48.9%

Men

9'280 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'728 20.5%

Swiss citizens

10'257 56.5%

Foreign residents

7'905 43.5%

Population density

1'454 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'728 · 20.5%20–64 · 10'969 · 60.4%65+ · 3'465 · 19.1%

Foreign residents 43.5%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Wohlen

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

55.8% YesNo 44.2%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

72.4% YesNo 27.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

46.3% YesNo 53.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.4% · strongest party

SVP35.4%

SP16.1%

FDP14.1%

Mitte13.7%

GLP8.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier116%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

116%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 150 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'379 CHF(13.4%)

Rank 148 of 196 in the canton · 654 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:13'379 CHF(~13.4%)

WohlenCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wohlen	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.9%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.4%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.4%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.3%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	19%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.6%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.8%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.7%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.5%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'085 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

550 m

Mean elevation

447 m

Relief

144 m

Mean slope

3.8°

Flat share

71.6%

South-facing

10.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 144 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

107.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

140.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

23'900

108 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.66 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.87 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.5 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.39 Rp./kWh

28.66 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator IB Wohlen 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.48 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

8'158

Built before 194614.7%

Built since 200125.9%

1.48 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 60 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 10 min · Car 5 min

Remoteness 123/196 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewohlen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities18'162 #4 AG · #69 CH Families & children20.5% #92 AG · #980 CH Age structure19.1% #115 AG · #1420 CH Women share48.9% #132 AG · #1566 CH Foreign residents43.5% #11 AG · #50 CH Population density1'454/km² #13 AG · #128 CH Tax burden13'379 #150 AG · #656 CH Taxes116% #150 AG Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #96 AG · #725 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #142 AG · #1899 CH Rainiest municipalities1'085 mm #102 AG · #1186 CH Voter turnout49.1% #163 AG · #1774 CH Against Switzerland13% #103 AG · #1074 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #61 AG · #405 CH SVP strongholds35.4% #153 AG · #945 CH SP strongholds16.1% #44 AG · #827 CH Centre strongholds13.7% #76 AG · #912 CH FDP strongholds14.1% #46 AG · #918 CH GLP strongholds8.1% #71 AG · #567 CH Green strongholds6.5% #64 AG · #1211 CH Largest by area12.5 km² #20 AG · #772 CH Highest municipalities420 m #111 AG · #1777 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #123 AG · #1344 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #78 AG · #784 CH Highest peaks550 m #138 AG · #1716 CH Highest-lying municipalities447 m #112 AG · #1734 CH Greatest vertical range144 m #154 AG · #1620 CH Steepest municipalities3.8° #174 AG · #1779 CH Solar potential108 GWh #3 AG · #67 CH Cheapest electricity28.66 Rp./kWh #167 AG · #1206 CH Most expensive electricity28.66 Rp./kWh #30 AG · #901 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Anglikon5611 Villmergen5612 Wohlen AG5610

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wohlen?: Wohlen has 3 postal codes: 5610, 5611, 5612.
What is the tax rate in Wohlen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wohlen is 116% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Wohlen?: A single person without children pays about 13'379 CHF income tax in Wohlen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 148 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wohlen have?: Wohlen has 18'162 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wohlen?: Wohlen has 7'905 foreign residents, a share of 43.52% (2025).

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