Population
6'446↑0.4%
About Dicken
City · St. Gallen
Dicken may refer to:Dicken, St. Gallen, a hamlet in Neckertal, St. Gallen, Switzerland a type of silver coin of the 15th to 18th centuries, viz. "thick" silver coins minted based after the Italian fashion of the silver Testone introduced in the 1470s. First used in Switzerland, in the 17th century minted throughout the Holy Roman Empire most often with the denomination of a third of a gulden an English surname and given name Dicken (surname) Dicken Ashworth, English actor Dicken Schrader, Colombian-American video artist Dicken or Jeff Pain, British musician with Mr Big
Population
6'446
Tax multiplier
120%
Dicken in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Above average in canton
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.61%↓19.7%
Below average in canton
Foreign residents
10.7%↑0.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 5'727/ m²
−33% vs CH
Dwellings
3'443↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'667↓2.2%
83%
Property market in Dicken
The rental vacancy rate is 0.61%, 56% below the cantonal average (1.37 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 6% above the cantonal average (113 %). Dicken has 6'446 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
