Population
5'598↑1.2%
About Wangen bei Olten
Municipality · Solothurn
Wangen bei Olten is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
5'598
Tax multiplier
119%
Wangen bei Olten in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.119%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'700↓0.1%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'200↓0.4%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
2.95%↓27.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest53%
- Settlement24%
- Agriculture23%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
29.2%↑2.8%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 8'605/ m²
+1% vs CH
Dwellings
2'712↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
1'892↓3.3%
91%
Property market in Wangen bei Olten
The rental vacancy rate is 2.95%, 43% above the cantonal average (2.06 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 119%, roughly the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'950, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wangen bei Olten has 5'598 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
