Population
14'676↑0.7%
About Uzwil
Municipality · St. Gallen
Uzwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
14'676
Tax multiplier
122%
Uzwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.122%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'900↑1.0%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'800↓0.4%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.27%↑41.1%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture50%
- Settlement30%
- Forest18%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
31.0%↑1.1%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+5% vs CH
Dwellings
6'693↑2.1%
Jobs (FTE)
5'872↑0.1%
90%
69%
Fibre
Housing market in Uzwil
The rental vacancy rate is 1.27%, 7% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 122%, 8% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 56'900, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Uzwil has 14'676 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
