Population
5'437↑1.9%
About Schönenwerd
City · Solothurn
Schönenwerd is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
5'437
Tax multiplier
115%
Schönenwerd in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.115%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'500↑2.1%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'775↑1.6%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
3.48%↓37.2%
Top 10% in canton
- Settlement44%
- Forest43%
- Agriculture8%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
39.8%↑2.3%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−6% vs CH
Dwellings
2'615↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
1'860↑3.9%
90%
Housing market in Schönenwerd
The rental vacancy rate is 3.48%, 69% above the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 115%, roughly the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 53'550, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schönenwerd has 5'437 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).