Population
19'854↑0.7%
About Volketswil
Municipality · Zurich
Volketswil is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The municipality in the agglomeration of Zurich includes the villages of Volketswil, Hegnau, Zimikon, Kindhausen and Gutenswil.
Population
19'854
Tax multiplier
101%
Volketswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
101%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 71'744
Below average in canton
Vacancy
0.44%↓10.2%
Below average in canton
- Settlement37%
- Agriculture37%
- Forest24%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.5%↑0.5%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
8'636↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
9'583↑4.4%
96%
12%
Fibre
Housing market in Volketswil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.44%, 9% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 101%, 8% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 71'744, 7% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Volketswil has 19'854 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
