Population
5'896↑0.4%
About Lindau
Municipality · Zurich
Lindau is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the county (Landkreis) of Lindau, Bavaria and is near the borders of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, and the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. The coat of arms of Lindau town is a linden tree, referring to the supposed origin of the town's name. The historic town of Lindau is located on the 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island of the same name, which is connected with the mainland by a road bridge and a railway causeway leading to Lindau station.
Population
5'896
Tax multiplier
106%
Lindau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.106%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 60'150↑1.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 67'575↑1.8%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.35%↓18.6%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture41%
- Forest35%
- Settlement24%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
22.6%↑5.4%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'571↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
2'857↑1.3%
93%
Housing market in Lindau
The rental vacancy rate is 0.35%, 28% below the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 106%, 3% below the cantonal average (109 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 70'300, 14% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lindau has 5'896 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
