Population
4'365↑1.3%
About Egerkingen
City · Solothurn
Egerkingen is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
4'365
Tax multiplier
112%
Egerkingen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.112%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'600↑1.2%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'578↑0.3%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
1.10%↑44.7%
Below average in canton
- Forest49%
- Settlement26%
- Agriculture24%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
37.9%↑0.8%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
+2% vs CH
Dwellings
2'000↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
3'052↓4.8%
91%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in Egerkingen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.10%, 47% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 112%, 4% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'400, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Egerkingen has 4'365 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
