Population
7'620↑1.6%
About Herzogenbuchsee
Municipality · Bern
Herzogenbuchsee is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Population
7'620
Tax multiplier
175%
Herzogenbuchsee in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.175%↑6.1%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'700↑0.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'900↑0.8%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.73%↓14.4%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture36%
- Forest36%
- Settlement28%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
21.6%↑1.8%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−6% vs CH
Dwellings
3'873↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
3'169↓3.2%
89%
Housing market in Herzogenbuchsee
The rental vacancy rate is 1.73%, 57% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 175%, 7% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'100, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Herzogenbuchsee has 7'620 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).