Population
6'797
About Schwarzenburg
Municipality · Bern
Schwarzenburg is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen.
Population
6'797
Tax multiplier
186%
Schwarzenburg in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.186%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'000↓1.1%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'200↓1.6%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.62%↑67.6%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Forest28%
- Settlement8%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
7.0%↓2.1%
Below average in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−7% vs CH
Dwellings
3'548↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
2'260↓3.0%
89%
1%
Fibre
Housing market in Schwarzenburg
The rental vacancy rate is 0.62%, 44% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 186%, 13% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'100, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schwarzenburg has 6'797 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
