Population
1'913↑1.3%
About Wolfhalden
City · Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Wolfhalden is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Population
1'913
Tax multiplier
370%
Wolfhalden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.370%↓2.6%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'000↑4.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'525↑3.6%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
330%
1.43%↓32.2%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture56%
- Forest31%
- Settlement13%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
16.4%↓3.5%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
1'049↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
416↑2.7%
83%
Housing market in Wolfhalden
The rental vacancy rate is 1.43%, 27% above the cantonal average (1.13 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 370%, roughly the cantonal average (375 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'100, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wolfhalden has 1'913 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).