380 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.46 individuals. there were 464 single family homes (or 34.2% of the total) out of a total of 1,357 homes and apartments. There were a total of 19 empty apartments for a 1.4% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.8%), the SP (17.2%) and the FDP (13.4%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dottikon about 60.5% 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 278 students attending primary school, there are 111 students attending secondary school, there are 160 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality. The historical population is given in the following table: Economy , Dottikon had an unemployment rate of 3.22%. , there were 48 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 678 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 37 businesses in this sector. 381 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 86 businesses in this sector. there were 1,651 total workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,259 or about 76.3% of the residents worked outside Dottikon while 754 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,146 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 10.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 57.4% used a private car. Religion From the , 1,545 or 52.0% were Roman Catholic, while 628 or 21.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 individuals (or about 0.07% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith. References External links Municipalities of Aargau