Population
6'514↑0.6%
About Kerns
City · Obwalden
Kerns is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.
Population
6'514
Tax multiplier
470%
Vacancy
0.63%
Kerns in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
470%
Median taxable income
CHF 64'254
+17% vs CH
Vacancy
0.63%↑65.8%
- Agriculture44%
- Forest30%
- Other22%
- Settlement4%
Foreign residents
12.1%↑6.0%
Dwellings
3'492↑2.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'843↑2.4%
84%
3%
Fibre
Housing market in Kerns
The rental vacancy rate is 0.63%, 27% above the cantonal average (0.50 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 470%, 4% above the cantonal average (453 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'254, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Kerns has 6'514 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
