Population
3'581↑0.1%
About Waldkirch
Municipality · St. Gallen
Waldkirch is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located 15 kilometers northeast of Freiburg im Breisgau. While the English translation of its name is Forest Church, it is known as the "town of mechanical organs", where fairground organs played on the streets were long manufactured by such well-known firms as Carl Frei, Andreas Ruth and Son, and Wilhelm Bruder and Sons. The largest employers today are SICK AG, which manufactures optical sensors, Faller AG, which prints pharmaceutical packages and inserts, and Mack Rides, which exports amusement park and water park rides worldwide. Cultural events include the Klappe 11 Cinema festival, the Organ Festival and the Peter Feuchtwanger Piano Masterclass.
Population
3'581
Tax multiplier
122%
Waldkirch in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.122%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'350↑0.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'200↑1.6%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.01%↑65.6%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture61%
- Forest29%
- Settlement10%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
9.3%↑0.1%
Bottom 10% in canton
Dwellings
1'485↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'118↓1.1%
90%
Housing market in Waldkirch
The rental vacancy rate is 1.01%, 26% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 122%, 8% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'100, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Waldkirch has 3'581 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
