Population
436'551↑0.6%
About Kreis 8
District · Zurich
Population
436'551
Tax multiplier
119%
Kreis 8 in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
119%
Median taxable income
CHF 71'005
+29% vs CH
Vacancy
0.10%↑42.9%
−91% vs CH
- Settlement62%
- Forest26%
- Agriculture10%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
34.0%↑0.7%
Dwellings
235'000↓2.7%
Jobs (FTE)
418'087↑1.6%
91%
84%
Fibre
Housing market in Kreis 8
The rental vacancy rate is 0.10%, 79% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 119%, 9% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 71'005, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Kreis 8 has 436'551 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
