Population
5'209↑1.0%
About Sumiswald
City · Bern
Sumiswald is a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is mostly known for being the manufacturing location of the Swiss railway clock.
Population
5'209
Tax multiplier
179%
Sumiswald in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
179%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'934
Bottom quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.36%↓55.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture48%
- Forest46%
- Settlement6%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
9.9%↑8.6%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'778↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
2'167
84%
22%
Fibre
Housing market in Sumiswald
The rental vacancy rate is 0.36%, 67% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 179%, 9% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'934, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Sumiswald has 5'209 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
