Demographics
Wangen has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 2,122. As of 2007, 12.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.4%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (25.4%), the SPS (15.8%) and the Green Party (6.7%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.4%. In Wangen about 75.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Wangen has an unemployment rate of 1.76%. As of 2005, there were 53 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 240 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 37 businesses in this sector. 673 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 107 businesses in this sector.
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