cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 60.8% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement). , there were 83 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 670 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 564 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 1,354 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. there were 704 single family homes (or 46.0% of the total) out of a total of 1,529 homes and apartments. There were a total of 0 empty apartments for a 0.0% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.8 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.26% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (19.43%), the FDP (11.71%) and the EVP Party (8.83%). In the federal election, a total of 1,202 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.3%. The historical population is given in the following table: Economy , Brittnau had an unemployment rate of 2%. , there were 152 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 61 businesses involved in this sector. 93 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 22 businesses in this sector. 390 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 81 businesses in this sector. there were 1,785 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 1,435 or about 80.4% of the residents worked outside Brittnau while 263 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 613 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 55.3% used a private car. Religion From the , 723 or 21.3% were Roman Catholic, while 2,240 or 65.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 7 individuals (or about 0.21% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith. Education The entire Swiss population is generally well