Summary

The population in the District of Gösgen has changed by 3.7% in the past 3 years, to 25’711 people.

Population data

Average income is CHF 68’750. The population is structured as follows: 11.22% have a university degree, 18.52% have a higher vocational training qualification, 47.76% have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 22.17% are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0.34% provided no information on their highest level of education. As a result, the area has high social standards. 1.3% of the population is currently unemployed.

Taxes

The total 13.98 in the region is 13.98%. How much tax individuals pay depends on various factors, such as actual income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. A married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 17.59% tax in the District of Gösgen, a couple with two children pays 9.39% and a couple without children 13.37%. The tax burden for a childless, single person is 19.45%.

New buildings

Additional housing has been created in the District of Gösgen in the last 5 years. For instance, 669 new apartments were constructed. Of these newly built apartments, 5 are 1-room apartments, which are perfect for people living alone. Alongside apartments that had already been built, 103 new 2-room apartments have been created. For families looking for new housing, the 220 apartments and the 184 4-room apartments are ideal. Investments were also made in more spacious apartments: 101 5-room apartments were built, offering lots of living space; 56 apartments with at least 6 rooms were also constructed.

Housing stock

The new builds are helping to ensure the continued growth of the region's housing stock, which totals 12’629 apartments in the District of Gösgen. There are a total of 412 1-room apartments available in the region. In addition, there are 1073 apartments with 2 rooms, 2799 apartments with 3 rooms and 3853 4-room apartments. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 2843 apartments, and there are also 1649 large apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Unoccupied apartments

In the District of Gösgen, there is a 3.47% vacancy rate for apartments. Of this number, 4.15% of 1-room apartments, 5.14% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 5.24% of the apartments with 3 rooms, 3.26% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 2.15% of the 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 2.1%; of that total, 2.01% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

On average, the rent for rental properties is CHF 1350 per month. 25% of all rents on the market are below a monthly rent of CHF 1150, or they are equal to this amount (25th percentile). Monthly rents are less than CHF 1590 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.