Merenschwand - Demographics

Demographics

Merenschwand has a population (as of December 2011) of 2,719 As of June 2009, 16.0% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 27.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German(90.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 4.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.9%).

The age distribution, as of 2008, in Merenschwand is; 294 children or 11.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 396 teenagers or 16.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 283 people or 11.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 332 people or 13.4% are between 30 and 39, 494 people or 19.9% are between 40 and 49, and 273 people or 11.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 226 people or 9.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 121 people or 4.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 59 people or 2.4% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 0.1% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000 the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m2 (43 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 56.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

As of 2000, there were 63 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 271 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 425 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. As of 2000, there were 787 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. In 2008 there were 416 single family homes (or 44.2% of the total) out of a total of 941 homes and apartments. There were a total of 13 empty apartments for a 1.4% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 2.4 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (31.7%), the SP (11.1%) and the FDP (10.4%).

The historical population is given in the following table: