Abstract

The population of Langenthal has changed by 0.74% over the past 3 years, to 16’077 inhabitants.

Demographic data

On average, people earn CHF 67’850 annually. 15.19% of residents hold a university degree, 17.09% have completed higher vocational training and 45.92% have an SEK II qualification. In addition, 21.8% of residents are currently enrolled in school. The residential area is prestigious due to its high social standards and educated population. Around 1.04% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The total rate of taxation in the area is 14.51%. Factors including income, marital status and the amount of deductions are used to calculate the tax rate. In Langenthal, the tax burden for single people without children is 19.18%. A retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 18.37%, a couple with two children 10% and a childless couple 14%.

New buildings

In Langenthal, 110 new apartments have been created in the last 5 years. 1 of these new-build apartments have 1 room, 12 of these new-build apartments have 2 rooms. The 41 3-room apartments and 32 4-room apartments are also of particular interest to families. For people on the search for larger accommodation, 15 5-room apartments and 9 apartments with at least 6 rooms have been built.

Housing stock

The new builds are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 8479 apartments in Langenthal. In terms of 1-room apartments, a total of 346 properties are available. What's more, there are 1048 apartments with 2 rooms, 2339 apartments with 3 rooms and 2650 apartments with a full 4 rooms. Finally, 1292 5-room apartments and 804 spacious apartments with at least 6 rooms are available in the region.

Empty apartments

The percentage of vacant apartments in Langenthal is 1.95%. Of this number, 1.73% of 1-room apartments, 2.1% of the 2-room apartments, 2.14% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 2.49% of apartments with 4 rooms and 0.62% of apartments with 5 rooms are presently uninhabited. The vacancy rate for apartments with more than 5 rooms is 1.62%; 1.62% of those vacant properties are apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rents for rental properties are, on average, about CHF 1420 per month. 25% of all rents on the market are below a monthly rent of CHF 1189, or they are equivalent to this amount (25th percentile). And 75% of monthly rents are less than or equal to CHF 1650 (75th percentile).