Population
10'686↑0.6%
About Wald (ZH)
Municipality · Zurich
Wald is a village and a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Population
10'686
Tax multiplier
122%
Wald (ZH) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.122%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'600↑1.5%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'100↑0.8%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
2.02%↓20.2%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture53%
- Forest33%
- Settlement13%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
27.9%↑0.6%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+5% vs CH
Dwellings
5'050↓0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
2'539↑2.6%
92%
Housing market in Wald (ZH)
The rental vacancy rate is 2.02%, 318% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 122%, 12% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'900, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wald (ZH) has 10'686 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
