Population
3'342
About Herrenschwanden
City · Bern
Population
3'342
Tax multiplier
160%
Herrenschwanden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.160%↑3.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 62'800↑0.6%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 69'700↑0.7%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
0.54%↓19.4%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture66%
- Forest24%
- Settlement9%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
9.6%↓4.5%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'667↑1.5%
Jobs (FTE)
668↑4.2%
91%
Housing market in Herrenschwanden
The rental vacancy rate is 0.54%, 51% below the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 160%, 3% below the cantonal average (164 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 73'500, 19% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Herrenschwanden has 3'342 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
