Population
9'979↑0.8%
About Rothrist
City · Aargau
Rothrist is a municipality in the district of Zofingen in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Population
9'979
Tax multiplier
110%
Rothrist in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.110%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 51'700↑2.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'800↑1.0%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
1.07%↓31.0%
Middle in canton
- Forest33%
- Settlement32%
- Agriculture32%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
26.5%↑1.3%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
−1% vs CH
Dwellings
4'486↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
3'620↓6.3%
92%
Housing market in Rothrist
The rental vacancy rate is 1.07%, 10% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 6% above the cantonal average (104 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'100, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rothrist has 9'979 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).