Population
3'992↓0.8%
About Schwarzenbach SG
City · St. Gallen
Population
3'992
Tax multiplier
122%
Schwarzenbach SG in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
122%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 67'979
Top quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.34%↑21.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture56%
- Forest24%
- Settlement17%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
14.7%↑5.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'765↓1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
2'011↑1.3%
90%
62%
Fibre
Housing market in Schwarzenbach SG
The rental vacancy rate is 0.34%, 75% 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 67'979, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Schwarzenbach SG has 3'992 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
