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Municipality · Solothurn

Wangen bei Olten

Get to know Wangen bei Olten

Wangen bei Olten is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by woodland

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

53%

Forest

  • Forest53%
  • Settlement24%
  • Agriculture23%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 15 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 16.8

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

13.918.6

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
2.68%As of 1 June 2026

2026

2.68%

4.32.20
20222026
Vacancy
20151.94%
20162.57%
20174.96%
20184.79%
20197.21%
20205.83%
20216.51%
20224.31%
20233.96%
20244.07%
20252.95%
20262.68%
Net asking rentCHF 16.8/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 19.7/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 8'465/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings2'723Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 1'324 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings3During 2024
Primary residences91%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage6%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 16.7% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

5'598

5.6K2.8K0
20212025
Population
20104'796
20114'803
20124'881
20134'906
20144'979
20155'088
20165'087
20175'096
20185'057
20195'134
20205'239
20215'350
20225'452
20235'539
20245'532
20255'598
More about People
Population
5'598End of 2025

2025

5'598

5.6K2.8K0
20212025
Population
20104'796
20114'803
20124'881
20134'906
20144'979
20155'088
20165'087
20175'096
20185'057
20195'134
20205'239
20215'350
20225'452
20235'539
20245'532
20255'598
Foreign residents
29.2%End of 2025

2025

29.2%

29.214.60
20212025
Foreign residents
201019.6%
201119.6%
201220.1%
201320.3%
201420.6%
201521.7%
201622.0%
201723.0%
201823.6%
201923.9%
202024.6%
202124.8%
202226.2%
202328.0%
202428.4%
202529.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'892

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'892 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'892

2K1K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20112'096
20122'040
20132'000
20142'021
20152'017
20162'005
20171'956
20181'971
20192'000
20202'023
20211'905
20221'924
20231'956
20241'892

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 14'909

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 14'909/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
119%Tax year 2026

2026

119%

11959.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010119%
2011119%
2012119%
2013119%
2014119%
2015119%
2016119%
2017119%
2018119%
2019119%
2020119%
2021119%
2022119%
2023119%
2024119%
2025119%
2026119%
Median taxable income
CHF 50'700All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 50'700

50.8K25.4K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 47'750
2011CHF 47'800
2012CHF 48'150
2013CHF 47'900
2014CHF 47'800
2015CHF 47'500
2016CHF 48'300
2017CHF 48'500
2018CHF 49'400
2019CHF 49'800
2020CHF 49'600
2021CHF 50'750
2022CHF 50'700
Median net income
CHF 55'200As of 2022

2022

CHF 55'200

55.4K27.7K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 54'100
2011CHF 54'200
2012CHF 54'700
2013CHF 53'000
2014CHF 52'550
2015CHF 52'350
2016CHF 53'300
2017CHF 53'300
2018CHF 55'100
2019CHF 54'400
2020CHF 54'700
2021CHF 55'400
2022CHF 55'200
Paying direct federal tax79%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%Tax year 2026

2026

104%

104520
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010105%
2011104%
2012100%
2013100%
2014102%
2015104%
2016104%
2017104%
2018104%
2019104%
2020104%
2021104%
2022104%
2023104%
2024104%
2025104%
2026104%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a medium-sized agglomertation
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Olten – Zofingen
Labour market region
Aarau–Olten
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020