Population
9'675↑0.2%
About 8762 Schwanden GL
Postal code · Glarus
Glarus Süd is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It comprises the upper Linth valley, and the entire Sernf valley, and includes the villages of Betschwanden, Braunwald, Diesbach, Elm, Engi, Haslen, Hätzingen, Leuggelbach, Linthal, Luchsingen, Matt, Mitlödi, Nidfurn, Rüti, Schwanden, Schwändi and Sool.
Population
9'675
Tax multiplier
63%
Vacancy
0.59%
8762 Schwanden GL in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
63%
Median taxable income
CHF 58'009
+5% vs CH
Vacancy
0.59%↑37.2%
- Other42%
- Agriculture28%
- Forest28%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
19.8%↑3.3%
Dwellings
7'119↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
3'684↑1.9%
71%
11%
Fibre
Housing market in 8762 Schwanden GL
The rental vacancy rate is 0.59%, 3% below the cantonal average (0.61 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 63%, roughly the cantonal average (62 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'009, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). 8762 Schwanden GL has 9'675 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
