Bottighofen - Demographics

Demographics

Bottighofen has a population (as of December 2011) of 2,110 As of 2008, 26.4% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 29.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German(92.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.5%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).

As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The population was made up of 758 Swiss men (36.7% of the population), and 287 (13.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 763 Swiss women (36.9%), and 258 (12.5%) non-Swiss women.

In 2008 there were 18 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 15 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 3. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 32 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 36 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 6 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 71 people. This represents a population growth rate of 3.9%.

The age distribution, as of 2009, in Bottighofen is; 198 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 164 teenagers or 7.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 193 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 270 people or 13.0% are between 30 and 39, 379 people or 18.2% are between 40 and 49, and 323 people or 15.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 305 people or 14.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 172 people or 8.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 71 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.2% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000, there were 731 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. In 2000 there were 298 single family homes (or 81.2% of the total) out of a total of 367 inhabited buildings. There were 26 two family buildings (7.1%), 10 three family buildings (2.7%) and 33 multi-family buildings (or 9.0%). There were 518 (or 30.8%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 834 (or 49.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 68 (or 4.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 4 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 9 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 17 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 17 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.

The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008, was 0.94%. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 31.2 new units per 1000 residents. In 2000 there were 794 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 241. There were 15 single room apartments and 177 apartments with six or more rooms. As of 2000 the average price to rent an average apartment in Bottighofen was 1303.11 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$1040, £590, €830 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 565.00 CHF (US$450, £250, €360), a two room apartment was about 824.82 CHF (US$660, £370, €530), a three room apartment was about 1051.64 CHF (US$840, £470, €670) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1814.59 CHF (US$1450, £820, €1160). The average apartment price in Bottighofen was 116.8% of the national average of 1116 CHF.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.35% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (20.92%), the CVP (13.33%) and the Green Party (11.76%). In the federal election, a total of 652 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 50.3%.

The historical population is given in the following table: