Population
16'141↑0.4%
About 4900 Langenthal
Postal code · Bern
Langenthal is a town and a municipality in the district of Oberaargau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Untersteckholz merged into the Langenthal. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Obersteckholz merged into Langenthal.
Population
16'141
Tax multiplier
144%
Vacancy
1.71%
4900 Langenthal in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
144%
Median taxable income
CHF 60'621
+10% vs CH
Vacancy
1.71%↓12.3%
- Agriculture37%
- Forest36%
- Settlement27%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
25.9%↑2.9%
Dwellings
8'538↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
10'297↑1.6%
88%
38%
Fibre
Housing market in 4900 Langenthal
The rental vacancy rate is 1.71%, 55% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 144%, 12% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 60'621, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). 4900 Langenthal has 16'141 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
