Population
6'557↑0.7%
About Kerns
Municipality · Obwalden
Kerns is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
Population
6'557
Tax multiplier
470%
Kerns in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.470%
Median taxable income
CHF 51'200↑1.6%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'300↑1.5%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
325%
0.63%↑65.8%
Below average in CH
- Agriculture44%
- Forest30%
- Other22%
- Settlement4%
Foreign residents
12.5%↑3.5%
Below average in CH
Median rent
CHF 24/ m²
+33% vs CH
Dwellings
3'492↑2.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'778↓3.5%
84%
3%
Fibre
Housing market in Kerns
The rental vacancy rate is 0.63%, 27% above the cantonal average (0.50 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 470%, 4% above the cantonal average (453 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'300, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Kerns has 6'557 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
