Population
2'553↑2.5%
About Obergösgen
City · Solothurn
Obergösgen is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Population
2'553
Tax multiplier
122%
Obergösgen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.122%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'400↑1.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'800↑0.6%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
104%
1.48%↓28.2%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture40%
- Forest29%
- Settlement22%
- Other8%
Foreign residents
30.6%↑3.9%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'216↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
399↓5.0%
94%
Housing market in Obergösgen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.48%, 28% below the cantonal average (2.06 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 122%, 5% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'800, 15% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Obergösgen has 2'553 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).