Population
10'389↑1.1%
About Rorschach
City · St. Gallen
Rorschach may refer to:Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922), Swiss psychiatrist Rorschach test, his psychological evaluation method involving inkblots Harold Emil "Bud" Rorschach Jr. (1926–1993), American physicist Rorschach (character), a character from the comics Watchmen Rorschach, a 2020 comic Rorschach (band), American hardcore punk band Rorschach District, district in Switzerland Rorschach (film), a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language film by Nisam Basheer Rorschach Test (band) The name of an alien vessel from Peter Watt's 2006 novel Blindsight Poison Ivy Rorschach, an alternative name for Poison Ivy (musician)
Population
10'389
Tax multiplier
129%
Rorschach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.129%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'400↑1.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 45'700↑1.6%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
2.15%↓4.9%
Top 10% in canton
- Settlement93%
- Agriculture6%
- Forest1%
Foreign residents
52.5%↓0.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+5% vs CH
Dwellings
5'814↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
3'888↓0.8%
87%
Housing market in Rorschach
The rental vacancy rate is 2.15%, 57% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 129%, 14% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 48'700, 21% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rorschach has 10'389 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
