Population
5'506↑0.8%
About Galgenen
Municipality · Schwyz
Galgenen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Population
5'506
Tax multiplier
155%
Galgenen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.155%↓3.7%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'250↑0.1%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'000↓0.1%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
0.42%↓17.6%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture50%
- Forest38%
- Settlement11%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
22.7%↑0.4%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'619↑2.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'030↑0.4%
92%
Housing market in Galgenen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.42%, 20% below the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 155%, 10% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'400, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Galgenen has 5'506 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).