Population
28'836↑0.2%
About Wagen
City · St. Gallen
Population
28'836
Tax multiplier
74%
Wagen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.74%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'100↑0.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'650↑0.9%
80%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.98%↓0.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture35%
- Settlement32%
- Forest30%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
20.3%↑0.8%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 25/ m²
+41% vs CH
Dwellings
14'444↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
13'755↓0.9%
90%
Housing market in Wagen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.98%, 44% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 74%, 35% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 64'400, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wagen has 28'836 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
