Bronschhofen - Demographics

Demographics

Bronschhofen had a population (as of 2011) of 4,654. As of 2007, about 20.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000), 74 are from Germany, 249 are from Italy, 364 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 23 are from Austria, 26 are from Turkey, and 90 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (88.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.4%) and Albanian being third ( 3.1%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000), 3,815 speak German, 11 people speak French, 148 people speak Italian, and 5 people speak Romansh.

The age distribution, as of 2000, in Bronschhofen is; 572 children or 13.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 561 teenagers or 13.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 641 people or 14.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 757 people or 17.6% are between 30 and 39, 623 people or 14.5% are between 40 and 49, and 575 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 317 people or 7.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 181 people or 4.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 63 people or 1.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 6 people or 0.1% who are between 90 and 99, and 1 person who is 100 or more.

In 2000 there were 449 persons (or 10.4% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 998 (or 23.2%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 2,510 (or 58.4%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 243 (or 5.7%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 18 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 8 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 24 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 47 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (21.1%), the FDP (11.8%) and the SP (10%).

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bronschhofen about 73.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Out of the total population in Bronschhofen, as of 2000, the highest education level completed by 816 people (19.0% of the population) was Primary, while 1,758 (40.9%) have completed Secondary, 452 (10.5%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 168 (3.9%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.

The historical population is given in the following table: