Population
9'165
About Lichtensteig
City · St. Gallen
Lichtensteig is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
9'165
Tax multiplier
129%
Vacancy
0.60%
Lichtensteig in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
129%
Median taxable income
CHF 55'470
+1% vs CH
Vacancy
0.60%↓17.8%
- Agriculture52%
- Forest38%
- Settlement8%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
27.0%↑3.0%
Dwellings
4'667↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
3'518↑1.2%
87%
30%
Fibre
Housing market in Lichtensteig
The rental vacancy rate is 0.60%, 56% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 129%, 14% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'470, 17% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Lichtensteig has 9'165 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
