Summary

The population of Uzwil has changed by 7.49% over the last 3 years, to 14’279 inhabitants.

Demographics

Average income totals CHF 65’315. A total of 8.46% of the population hold a university degree, 16.97% have completed higher vocational education, 48.41% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 26.17% of residents are currently in compulsory schooling. This means the residential area has high social standards and an educated population. The total unemployment rate is 1.14%.

Taxes

Overall, the rate of taxation in the region is 11.68%. The individual percentage of tax actually paid will vary and is determined by factors including actual income, marital status, the total amount of deductions and the like. In Uzwil, unmarried people with no children pay an average of 16.71% tax, a married couple on a pension pays 14.94%, a couple with two children pays 7.47% and a couple without children pays 11.02%.

New builds

In Uzwil, 511 new apartments have been built in the past 5 years. The 4 1-bedroom apartments are particularly suitable for singles. The number of newly constructed 2-room apartments amounts to 93. 189 3-room apartments and 157 apartments with 4 rooms were additionally built. For people on the search for more living space, 50 5-room apartments and 18 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms have been created.

Housing stock

The new buildings are contributing to the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 6554 apartments in Uzwil. There are 262 1-room apartments available on the housing market. In addition, there are 659 apartments with 2 rooms, 1407 apartments with 3 rooms and 2042 4-room apartments. A total of 1265 5-room apartments and 919 spacious apartments with at least 6 rooms are also available in the area.

Vacant apartments

There is a 0.9% vacancy rate in Uzwil. Of this figure, 0.38% of 1-room apartments, 1.22% of apartments with 2 rooms, 1.21% of the 3-room apartments, 1.13% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.48% of all 5-room apartments are currently unoccupied. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 0.44%; 0.44% of those empty properties are apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

The average rent price for rental properties is CHF 1380 per month. A quarter of rents are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1180 (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than or equivalent to CHF 1650 (75th percentile).