Population
5'617↑0.4%
About Weite
City · St. Gallen
Weite is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 32 km north of Emmen.
Population
5'617
Tax multiplier
145%
Weite in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.145%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'600↑2.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'895↑2.8%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.43%↑19.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture46%
- Forest38%
- Other9%
- Settlement7%
Foreign residents
33.6%↓0.6%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 4'650/ m²
−45% vs CH
Dwellings
2'791↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'784↓3.9%
86%
Property market in Weite
The rental vacancy rate is 0.43%, 69% below the cantonal average (1.37 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 145%, 28% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'400, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Weite has 5'617 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).