Windisch - Demographics

Demographics

Windisch has a population (as of June 2012) of 6,692 As of June 2009, 29.1% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 4.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (80.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 3.2%).

The age distribution, as of 2008, in Windisch is; 732 children or 11.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 783 teenagers or 11.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 837 people or 12.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 888 people or 13.3% are between 30 and 39, 1,017 people or 15.3% are between 40 and 49, and 826 people or 12.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 693 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 525 people or 7.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 302 people or 4.5% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 55 people or 0.8% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000, there were 316 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 1,576 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 774 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.29 individuals. As of 2000, there were 2,726 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. In 2008 there were 763 single family homes (or 24.9% of the total) out of a total of 3,066 homes and apartments. There were a total of 16 empty apartments for a 0.5% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 0.6 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (23%), the CVP (12.6%) and the FDP (10.7%).

In Windisch about 61.8% 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 579 students attending primary school, there are 316 students attending secondary school, there are 302 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table: