Oeschgen - Demographics

Demographics

Oeschgen has a population (as of December 2011) of 908 As of June 2009, 12.2% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 10.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.3%) and Albanian being third ( 1.5%).

The age distribution, as of 2008, in Oeschgen is; 106 children or 11.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 117 teenagers or 12.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 99 people or 10.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 122 people or 13.3% are between 30 and 39, 170 people or 18.6% are between 40 and 49, and 116 people or 12.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 104 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 51 people or 5.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 21 people or 2.3% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 8 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000 the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 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 66.2% 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 19 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 124 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 144 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. As of 2000, there were 305 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. In 2008 there were 200 single family homes (or 57.5% of the total) out of a total of 348 homes and apartments. There were a total of 2 empty apartments for a 0.6% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 1.2 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (24.5%), the SP (11.5%) and the FDP (6.7%).

In Oeschgen about 71.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 76 students attending primary school in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table: