Population
6'438↑0.3%
About Bischofszell
Municipality · Thurgau
Bischofszell is a village and a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. In 1987, the city was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage. So was its neighboring city Hauptwil-Gottshaus in 1999.
Population
6'438
Tax multiplier
158%
Bischofszell in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.158%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'500↓1.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'700↓0.6%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
109%
1.31%↓6.4%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture53%
- Forest25%
- Settlement19%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
28.6%↓0.4%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
3'282↑2.1%
Jobs (FTE)
2'858↑3.5%
89%
Housing market in Bischofszell
The rental vacancy rate is 1.31%, 8% below the cantonal average (1.42 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 158%, 9% above the cantonal average (145 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'900, 11% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bischofszell has 6'438 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).