Population
5'859↑1.1%
About Gerlafingen
Municipality · Solothurn
Gerlafingen is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
5'859
Tax multiplier
125%
Gerlafingen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
125%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 60'019
Bottom 10% in canton
Vacancy
0.51%↓83.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Settlement81%
- Forest10%
- Agriculture7%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
42.1%↑0.4%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
2'745↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'385↑1.5%
92%
50%
Fibre
Housing market in Gerlafingen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.51%, 75% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 7% above the cantonal average (116 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'019, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Gerlafingen has 5'859 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
