Population
4'209↓0.2%
About Wolfertswil
City · St. Gallen
Population
4'209
Tax multiplier
138%
Wolfertswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.138%↓2.1%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'100↓0.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'850↓1.4%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.60%↑31.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Forest37%
- Settlement11%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
17.9%↓4.1%
Below average in canton
Median rent
CHF 14/ m²
−23% vs CH
Dwellings
2'058↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'414↑3.8%
88%
58%
Fibre
Housing market in Wolfertswil
The rental vacancy rate is 1.60%, 38% above the cantonal average (1.16 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 138%, 22% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'700, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wolfertswil has 4'209 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
