persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 4 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 6 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 6 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 4.56%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 9.6 new units per 1000 residents. there were 420 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 120. There were 12 single room apartments and 71 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Bettwiesen was 943.04 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$750, £420, €600 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 408.60 CHF (US$330, £180, €260), a two-room apartment was about 655.38 CHF (US$520, £290, €420), a three-room apartment was about 730.92 CHF (US$580, £330, €470) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 2221.43 CHF (US$1780, £1000, €1420). The average apartment price in Bettwiesen was 84.5% of the national average of 1116 CHF. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.38% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (25.45%), the FDP (7.73%) and the SP (6.65%). In the federal election, a total of 332 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.9%. The historical population is given in the following table: Heritage sites of national significance Bettwiesen Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Economy , Bettwiesen had an unemployment rate of 2.13%. , there were 41 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 39 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 102 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 24 businesses in this sector. there were 688 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 358 or about 52.0% of the residents worked outside Bettwiesen while 90 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 420 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 9.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 54% used a private car. Religion From the