Population
7'114↑1.1%
About Uznach
City · St. Gallen
Uznach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
7'114
Tax multiplier
115%
Uznach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.115%↑4.5%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'900↑2.9%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'018↑2.6%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.39%↑143.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture42%
- Settlement27%
- Forest24%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
32.4%↑2.0%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
3'077↓1.5%
Jobs (FTE)
2'740↑2.4%
92%
65%
Fibre
Housing market in Uznach
The rental vacancy rate is 0.39%, 72% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 115%, roughly the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'000, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Uznach has 7'114 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
