Population
19'948↑0.5%
About Volketswil
City · Zürich
Volketswil is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The municipality in the agglomeration of Zurich includes the villages of Volketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil.
Population
19'948
Tax multiplier
101%
Volketswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.101%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'900↑1.3%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'564↓0.1%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.44%↓10.2%
Below average in canton
- Settlement37%
- Agriculture37%
- Forest24%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.9%↑1.8%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 23/ m²
+27% vs CH
Dwellings
8'636↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
9'568↓0.2%
96%
12%
Fibre
Housing market in Volketswil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.44%, 9% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 101%, 8% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'200, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Volketswil has 19'948 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
