Population
9'872↑0.9%
About Goldach
City · St. Gallen
Goldach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Population
9'872
Tax multiplier
99%
Goldach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.99%↑4.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'500↑1.4%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'500↑1.0%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
3.40%↑18.1%
Top 10% in canton
- Settlement56%
- Agriculture29%
- Forest13%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
28.0%↑0.1%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−7% vs CH
Dwellings
4'882↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
3'688↓5.7%
92%
Housing market in Goldach
The rental vacancy rate is 3.40%, 148% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 99%, 12% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'900, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Goldach has 9'872 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).