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Zofingen

Get to know Zofingen

Zofingen is a municipality and a town in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

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It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled town and home to a medieval monastic settlement.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

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

48%

Forest

  • Forest48%
  • Settlement34%
  • Agriculture18%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 32 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 18.1

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

15.821.9

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.60%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.60%

1.20.60
20222026
Vacancy
20150.77%
20160.84%
20171.46%
20181.58%
20191.03%
20201.31%
20211.08%
20221.20%
20230.71%
20240.58%
20250.61%
20260.60%
Net asking rentCHF 18.1/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 21.2/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 8'259/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings6'820Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 2'454 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings26During 2024
Primary residences90%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage98%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 20.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

13'054

13.1K6.5K0
20212025
Population
201010'803
201110'897
201210'824
201311'087
201411'210
201511'487
201611'560
201711'561
201811'656
201911'861
202012'104
202112'329
202212'453
202312'796
202412'876
202513'054
More about People
Population
13'054End of 2025

2025

13'054

13.1K6.5K0
20212025
Population
201010'803
201110'897
201210'824
201311'087
201411'210
201511'487
201611'560
201711'561
201811'656
201911'861
202012'104
202112'329
202212'453
202312'796
202412'876
202513'054
Foreign residents
22.3%End of 2025

2025

22.3%

22.311.20
20212025
Foreign residents
201015.8%
201116.3%
201216.6%
201317.8%
201418.0%
201518.9%
201619.6%
201719.7%
201819.7%
201919.9%
202019.9%
202120.2%
202220.3%
202321.3%
202422.0%
202522.3%
Jobs (FTE)
8'407

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 8'407 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

8'407

8.4K4.2K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20117'945
20127'979
20138'037
20148'166
20158'172
20168'132
20178'155
20188'205
20198'291
20208'127
20218'127
20228'284
20238'405
20248'407

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 10'771

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'771/ 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
99%Tax year 2026

2026

99%

9949.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010102%
2011102%
2012102%
2013102%
2014102%
2015102%
2016102%
2017102%
201899%
201999%
202099%
202199%
202299%
202399%
202499%
202599%
202699%
Median taxable income
CHF 53'800All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 53'800

53.8K26.9K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 48'900
2011CHF 48'600
2012CHF 48'900
2013CHF 49'100
2014CHF 49'700
2015CHF 49'800
2016CHF 51'700
2017CHF 51'500
2018CHF 51'800
2019CHF 52'800
2020CHF 53'400
2021CHF 53'300
2022CHF 53'800
Median net income
CHF 58'300As of 2022

2022

CHF 58'300

58.3K29.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 53'700
2011CHF 54'000
2012CHF 54'100
2013CHF 54'400
2014CHF 54'600
2015CHF 54'500
2016CHF 56'700
2017CHF 56'600
2018CHF 56'400
2019CHF 57'600
2020CHF 58'100
2021CHF 58'000
2022CHF 58'300
Paying direct federal tax81%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%Tax year 2026

2026

103%

112560
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010109%
2011109%
2012109%
2013109%
2014109%
2015109%
2016109%
2017109%
2018112%
2019112%
2020112%
2021112%
2022112%
2023112%
2024112%
2025111%
2026103%

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
Statistical city
Yes
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020