Population
8'909↑2.7%
About Menziken
Municipality · Aargau
Menziken is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipality of Burg merged to form the municipality of Menziken.
Population
8'909
Tax multiplier
118%
Menziken in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.118%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'200↑1.1%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'850↑0.7%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
5.04%↓11.1%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture44%
- Settlement31%
- Forest24%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
41.9%↑2.1%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+11% vs CH
Dwellings
4'147↑4.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'632↓0.4%
91%
Housing market in Menziken
The rental vacancy rate is 5.04%, 324% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 118%, 14% above the cantonal average (104 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'800, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Menziken has 8'909 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).