Population
6'191↑1.6%
About Appenzell
City · Appenzell Innerrhoden
Appenzell District is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of 5,793. The area of Appenzell is 16.88 km2 (7 sq mi). The district of Appenzell consists of a part of the village Appenzell, as well as Rinkenbach, Kau and Meistersrüte.
Population
6'191
Tax multiplier
56%
Appenzell in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.56%
Median taxable income
CHF 53'050↑2.2%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'700↑2.3%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
1.74%↑9.4%
Top quartile in CH
- Agriculture65%
- Forest22%
- Settlement13%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
21.5%↓0.2%
Above average in CH
Dwellings
3'218↑2.3%
Jobs (FTE)
3'861↑1.1%
91%
65%
Fibre
Housing market in Appenzell
The rental vacancy rate is 1.74%, 73% above the cantonal average (1.01 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 56%, 24% below the cantonal average (74 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'900, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Appenzell has 6'191 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
