Population
10'274↑3.2%
About Rorschach
Municipality · St. Gallen
Rorschach is a municipality in the district of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is on the south side of Lake Constance (Bodensee).
Population
10'274
Tax multiplier
129%
Rorschach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
129%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'419
Bottom 10% in canton
Vacancy
2.15%↓4.9%
Top 10% in canton
- Settlement94%
- Agriculture6%
- Forest1%
Foreign residents
52.7%↑1.2%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
5'814↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
3'919↓1.0%
87%
8%
Fibre
Housing market in Rorschach
The rental vacancy rate is 2.15%, 57% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 129%, 14% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'419, 24% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Rorschach has 10'274 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
