Population
6'864↑1.8%
About Bichwil
City · St. Gallen
Population
6'864
Tax multiplier
117%
Bichwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.117%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'100↑1.6%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'600↑0.7%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.13%↓35.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Agriculture58%
- Forest26%
- Settlement15%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
23.1%↑0.1%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
3'077↑2.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'708↑1.2%
91%
65%
Fibre
Housing market in Bichwil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.13%, 91% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 117%, 3% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'500, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bichwil has 6'864 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
