Population
3'119↑1.5%
About Benken (SG)
Municipality · St. Gallen
Benken is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
3'119
Tax multiplier
117%
Benken (SG) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.117%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'000↑0.5%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'500↑0.6%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.51%↓68.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture72%
- Forest12%
- Settlement10%
- Other6%
Foreign residents
14.6%↑1.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 8'395/ m²
−1% vs CH
Dwellings
1'373↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'019↓0.9%
89%
Property market in Benken (SG)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.51%, 63% below the cantonal average (1.37 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 117%, 3% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'900, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Benken (SG) has 3'119 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
