320 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 252 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 657 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. there were 356 single family homes (or 45.9% of the total) out of a total of 775 homes and apartments. There were a total of 14 empty apartments for a 1.8% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.2 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (15.7%), the FDP (12.1%) and the CVP (9.1%). The historical population is given in the following table: Economy , Fahrwangen had an unemployment rate of 2.33%. , there were 59 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 348 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 24 businesses in this sector. 232 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 66 businesses in this sector. there were 845 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 602 or about 71.2% of the residents worked outside Fahrwangen while 366 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 609 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.9% used a private car. Religion From the , 663 or 40.1% were Roman Catholic, while 614 or 37.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith. Education The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fahrwangen about 70.6% 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 132 students attending primary school, there are 153 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality. Fahrwangen is home to the Gemeindebibliotheken und Schulbibliotheken library. The library has () 7,185 books or other media, and loaned out 22,650 items in the same year. The library was open a total of 280 days with average of 7 hours per week during that year.