Population
10'409↑0.7%
About Widnau
Municipality · St. Gallen
Widnau is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
10'409
Tax multiplier
76%
Widnau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
76%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 65'853
Above average in canton
Vacancy
0.69%↓22.5%
Below average in canton
- Settlement70%
- Agriculture24%
- Other5%
- Forest1%
Foreign residents
29.6%↑0.1%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
4'783↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
4'300↑0.3%
93%
73%
Fibre
Housing market in Widnau
The rental vacancy rate is 0.69%, 50% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 76%, 33% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'853, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Widnau has 10'409 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).