Summary

The number of inhabitants in Huttwil has changed to 5136 in the last 3 years. This is a change of 2.54%.

Population data

The average income is CHF 57’865. Of the population, 6.66% have a university degree, 17.26% have completed higher vocational education, 53.94% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 22.15% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling. According to the data, this region has high social standards and an educated population. The unemployment rate currently stands at 0.88%.

Taxes

The tax burden is 15.1%. The actual tax rate varies from person to person and depends on factors including current income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In Huttwil, single people with no children pay an average of 19.93% tax, a married couple on a pension pays 19.09%, a married couple with two children pays 10.43% and a childless couple pays 14.59%.

New construction

The housing has changed by 112 in Huttwil over the past 5 years. A total of 4 1-room apartments have been constructed. There are also a total of 24 2-room apartments. 28 new apartments with 3 rooms and 36 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally created in the area. Additionally, there are 14 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with at least 6 rooms available.

Housing stock

The new builds are contributing to the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 2729 apartments in Huttwil. There are a total of 111 1-room apartments in the area. In addition, there are 366 apartments with 2 rooms, 688 apartments with 3 rooms and 710 apartments with 4 rooms. The supply of very large properties with 5 rooms includes 487 apartments, and there are 367 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Vacant apartments

In Huttwil, 3.58% of apartments are unoccupied. Of this total, 7.34% of 1-room apartments, 5.28% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 5.02% of the 3-room apartments, 2.72% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 2.3% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.9%; 1.39% of those unoccupied properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rents for rental properties average 1250 CHF per month. A quarter of all rents on offer are less than or equivalent to a monthly rent of 988 CHF (25th percentile). The 75th percentile of monthly rents is 1490 CHF.