Population
3'576↑0.9%
About Waldkirch
City · St. Gallen
Waldkirch is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
3'576
Tax multiplier
122%
Waldkirch in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
122%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 67'742
Top quartile in canton
Vacancy
1.01%↑65.6%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture60%
- Forest29%
- Settlement11%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
9.3%↑4.7%
Bottom 10% in canton
Dwellings
1'485↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'130↑2.8%
90%
52%
Fibre
Housing market in Waldkirch
The rental vacancy rate is 1.01%, 26% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 122%, 8% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 67'742, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Waldkirch has 3'576 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
