Population
7'502↑0.9%
About Herzogenbuchsee
City · Bern
Herzogenbuchsee is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
7'502
Tax multiplier
165%
Herzogenbuchsee in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
165%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 60'022
Below average in canton
Vacancy
1.73%↓14.4%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture36%
- Forest36%
- Settlement28%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
21.2%↑4.1%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
3'873↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
3'274↑1.8%
89%
52%
Fibre
Housing market in Herzogenbuchsee
The rental vacancy rate is 1.73%, 57% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 165%, roughly the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'022, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Herzogenbuchsee has 7'502 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
