, there were 57 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 644 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 542 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.43 individuals. there were 761 single family homes (or 50.4% of the total) out of a total of 1,509 homes and apartments. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (18.2%), the SP (16.1%) and the CVP (9.3%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Erlinsbach about 75.6% 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 (), there are 468 students attending primary school, there are 175 students attending secondary school in the municipality. The historical population is given in the following table: Economy , Erlinsbach had an unemployment rate of 1.42%. , there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 122 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 24 businesses in this sector. 648 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 68 businesses in this sector. there was a total of 1,677 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,355 or about 80.8% of the residents worked outside Erlinsbach while 373 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 695 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Religion From the , 957 or 29.1% are Roman Catholic, while 1,593 or 48.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 12 individuals (or about 0.37% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith. References External links