Population
5'859
About Gerlafingen
Municipality · Solothurn
Gerlafingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
5'859
Tax multiplier
125%
Gerlafingen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.125%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'300↑4.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'500↑3.0%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
0.51%↓83.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Settlement81%
- Forest10%
- Agriculture7%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
42.3%↑0.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+7% vs CH
Dwellings
2'745↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'343↓3.0%
92%
50%
Fibre
Housing market in Gerlafingen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.51%, 75% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 7% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'400, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gerlafingen has 5'859 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
