Population
2'614↑0.5%
About Wildhaus
City · St. Gallen
Wildhaus is a village and former municipality in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, since 2010 by merger with Alt St. Johann part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann.
Population
2'614
Tax multiplier
118%
Wildhaus in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.118%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 37'300↓1.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 43'550↑1.3%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.23%↑89.2%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Forest28%
- Other18%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
16.0%↑7.2%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
3'252↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'165↑3.3%
36%
39%
Fibre
Housing market in Wildhaus
The rental vacancy rate is 1.23%, 10% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 118%, 4% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 44'300, 28% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wildhaus has 2'614 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
