Population
7'137↑0.6%
About Thal
Municipality · St. Gallen
Thal is a village and municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides the village of Thal itself, the municipality also includes the villages of Altenrhein, Buechen, Buriet and Staad.
Population
7'137
Tax multiplier
89%
Thal in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
89%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 63'181
Middle in canton
Vacancy
1.43%↓10.6%
Top quartile in canton
- Settlement40%
- Agriculture40%
- Forest11%
- Other9%
Foreign residents
24.7%↑1.2%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
3'566↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
3'207↑3.7%
88%
35%
Fibre
Housing market in Thal
The rental vacancy rate is 1.43%, 4% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 89%, 21% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 63'181, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Thal has 7'137 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
