Population
16'100↑1.0%
About Herisau
Municipality · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Herisau is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen.
Population
16'100
Tax multiplier
410%
Herisau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.410%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'200↑2.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'000↑2.0%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
1.01%↓15.1%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture54%
- Forest28%
- Settlement17%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
26.1%↑2.1%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 6'749/ m²
−21% vs CH
Dwellings
8'812↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
7'951↓0.3%
84%
Property market in Herisau
The rental vacancy rate is 1.01%, 11% below the cantonal average (1.13 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 410%, 9% above the cantonal average (375 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'600, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Herisau has 16'100 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
