Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
909 47.5%
Men
1'004 52.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
380 19.9%
Swiss citizens
1'599 83.6%
Foreign residents
314 16.4%
Population density
276 pop./km²
0–19 · 380 · 19.9%20–64 · 1'121 · 58.6%65+ · 412 · 21.5%
Foreign residents 16.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +25 (+1.3%) · 18 births · 11 deaths · net migration +22
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 Vorderland: 28.7% Yes
26.1% YesNo 73.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 36.9% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 56.4% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 54.7% Yes
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 42.7% Yes
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
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 Vorderland: 24.1% Yes
20.0% YesNo 80.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 45.2% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 46.1% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 69.5% Yes
67.2% YesNo 32.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 52.8% Yes
58.6% YesNo 41.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP51.4% · strongest party
SVP51.4%
FDP33.6%
Mitte14.4%
Übrige0.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier370%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
370%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 10 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'688 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 7 of 20 in the canton · 742 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'688 CHF(~13.7%)
WolfhaldenCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wolfhalden | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.2% | 6.1–8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.6% | 7.3–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.9% | 8.5–11% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 9.4–12.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 10.3–13.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.7% | 10.9–14.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 11.8–15.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.5% | 12.6–16% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.3% | 13.3–16.8% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.9% | 13.8–17.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.6% | 14.5–18.1% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.2% | 15–18.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 16.4–20.3% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 17.5–21.6% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21% | 18.6–22.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.9% | 19.5–23.7% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.7% | 20.2–24.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.3% | 20.8–25.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'140 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
912 m
Mean elevation
724 m
Relief
461 m
Mean slope
14.6°
Flat share
5.1%
South-facing
4.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 461 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
17.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'000
Per inhabitant
9'326 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
29.63 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.95 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
17.3 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.63 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektra Korporation EKW
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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 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 Appenzell Ausserrhoden (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
1.43 %
Second homes
17.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
1'049
Built before 194651.1%
Built since 200118.5%
1.43 %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
547
Workplaces
156
Services share
46.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 50 (9.1%) · Secondary 243 (44.4%) · Tertiary 254 (46.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
21
Organic share
9.5 %
Farmland
410 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 municipalities1'913 #9 AR · #996 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #7 AR · #621 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #14 AR · #1486 CHJobs per resident0.29 #18 AR · #1334 CHFamilies & children19.9% #13 AR · #1182 CHAge structure21.5% #15 AR · #954 CHWomen share47.5% #17 AR · #1950 CHForeign residents16.4% #7 AR · #1170 CHPopulation density276/km² #9 AR · #828 CHTax burden13'688 #10 AR · #745 CHTaxes370% #10 ARWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #4 AR · #338 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #10 AR · #1500 CHRainiest municipalities1'140 mm #18 AR · #873 CHVoter turnout52.9% #18 AR · #1484 CHAgainst Switzerland31.4% #3 AR · #43 CHAligned with Switzerland68.6% #13 AR · #1412 CHSVP strongholds51.4% #12 AR · #202 CHCentre strongholds14.4% #11 AR · #871 CHFDP strongholds33.6% #9 AR · #47 CHLargest by area6.9 km² #12 AR · #1282 CHHighest municipalities716 m #18 AR · #571 CHSecond homes17.4% #6 AR · #427 CHOrganic farming9.5% #15 AR · #1261 CHBest-connected municipalities131 min #16 AR · #1985 CHRemotest municipalities131 min #5 AR · #124 CHHighest peaks912 m #18 AR · #813 CHHighest-lying municipalities724 m #19 AR · #714 CHGreatest vertical range461 m #9 AR · #734 CHSteepest municipalities14.6° #8 AR · #600 CHSolar potential18 GWh #8 AR · #1108 CHSolar potential per capita9'326 kWh #7 AR · #1190 CHCheapest electricity29.63 Rp./kWh #16 AR · #1714 CHMost expensive electricity29.63 Rp./kWh #5 AR · #393 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wolfhalden?
- Wolfhalden has 4 postal codes: 9410, 9425, 9427, 9428.
- What is the tax rate in Wolfhalden?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wolfhalden is 370% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wolfhalden?
- A single person without children pays about 13'688 CHF income tax in Wolfhalden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wolfhalden have?
- Wolfhalden has 1'913 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wolfhalden?
- Wolfhalden has 314 foreign residents, a share of 16.41% (2025).
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