people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 261 people or 12.6% are between 30 and 39, 354 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 275 people or 13.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 188 people or 9.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 107 people or 5.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 86 people or 4.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 10 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older. , there were 708 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.8 persons per household. there were 330 single family homes (or 84.6% of the total) out of a total of 390 inhabited buildings. There were 28 two family buildings (7.2%), 14 three family buildings (3.6%) and 18 multi-family buildings (or 4.6%). There were 412 (or 19.8%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 1,254 (or 60.1%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 103 (or 4.9%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 16 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 8 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 14 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 114 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.17%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.9 new units per 1000 residents. there were 822 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 232. There were 15 single room apartments and 232 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Bussnang was 1080.51 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$860, £490, €690 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 582.00 CHF (US$470, £260, €370), a two-room apartment was about 743.58 CHF (US$590, £330, €480), a three-room apartment was about 887.63 CHF (US$710, £400, €570) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1328.42 CHF (US$1060, £600, €850). The average apartment price in Bussnang was 96.8% of the national average of 1116 CHF. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.82%