Population
6'594↑1.3%
About Alpnach
Municipality · Obwalden
Alpnach is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It comprises the villages of Alpnach Dorf, Alpnachstad and Schoried.
Population
6'594
Tax multiplier
485%
Alpnach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.485%
Top 10% in CH
Median taxable income
CHF 53'100↑2.7%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'600↑1.6%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
325%
0.16%↓20.0%
Bottom quartile in CH
- Forest55%
- Agriculture31%
- Other9%
- Settlement5%
Foreign residents
18.7%↑2.4%
Middle in CH
Dwellings
3'125↑4.2%
Jobs (FTE)
2'646↑2.5%
92%
31%
Fibre
Housing market in Alpnach
The rental vacancy rate is 0.16%, 68% below the cantonal average (0.50 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 485%, 7% above the cantonal average (453 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'000, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Alpnach has 6'594 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
