Population
3'581↑0.1%
About Bernhardzell
City · St. Gallen
Population
3'581
Tax multiplier
122%
Bernhardzell in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.122%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'350↑0.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'200↑1.6%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
1.01%↑65.6%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture61%
- Forest29%
- Settlement10%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
9.3%↑0.1%
Bottom 10% in canton
Dwellings
1'485↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'118↓1.1%
90%
Housing market in Bernhardzell
The rental vacancy rate is 1.01%, 26% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 122%, 8% above the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 61'100, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Bernhardzell has 3'581 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).