Homburg, Switzerland - Demographics

Demographics

Homburg has a population (as of December 2011) of 1,464 As of 2008, 4.2% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 72.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German(97.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.8%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.3%).

As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. The population was made up of 692 Swiss men (48.2% of the population), and 33 (2.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 684 Swiss women (47.6%), and 28 (1.9%) non-Swiss women. In 2008 there were 13 live births to Swiss citizens and in same time span there were 10 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 7 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 6 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 4 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.1%.

The age distribution, as of 2009, in Homburg is; 148 children or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 214 teenagers or 14.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 171 people or 11.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 169 people or 11.6% are between 30 and 39, 237 people or 16.2% are between 40 and 49, and 217 people or 14.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 167 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 80 people or 5.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 57 people or 3.9% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 3 people or 0.2% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000, there were 500 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.8 persons per household. In 2000 there were 244 single family homes (or 88.4% of the total) out of a total of 276 inhabited buildings. There were 19 two family buildings (6.9%), 4 three family buildings (1.4%) and 9 multi-family buildings (or 3.3%). There were 279 (or 19.5%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 946 (or 66.1%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 48 (or 3.4%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 13 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 10 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 8 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 21 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.

The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008, was 0.71%. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 5.6 new units per 1000 residents. In 2000 there were 529 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 183. There were 8 single room apartments and 183 apartments with six or more rooms. As of 2000 the average price to rent an average apartment in Homburg was 1110.18 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$890, £500, €710 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 1000.00 CHF (US$800, £450, €640), a two room apartment was about 673.20 CHF (US$540, £300, €430), a three room apartment was about 1012.27 CHF (US$810, £460, €650) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1236.00 CHF (US$990, £560, €790). The average apartment price in Homburg was 99.5% of the national average of 1116 CHF.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.28% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (13.68%), the FDP (11.45%) and the SP (4.55%). In the federal election, a total of 548 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.1%.

The historical population is given in the following table: