Population
5'574↓0.2%
About Wangen SZ
City · Schwyz
Wangen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality includes Wangen itself, together with the hamlet of Nuolen.
Population
5'574
Tax multiplier
165%
Wangen SZ in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.165%↓11.3%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'300↑2.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'250↑2.0%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.68%↓15.0%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture60%
- Settlement26%
- Forest10%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
17.7%↑0.9%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'647↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'626↑1.6%
91%
Housing market in Wangen SZ
The rental vacancy rate is 0.68%, 29% above the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 165%, 17% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'600, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wangen SZ has 5'574 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
