who were part of a couple with children. There were 99 (or 3.8%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 16 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 19 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 15 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 94 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.74%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 7 new units per 1000 residents. there were 1,007 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 276. There were 23 single room apartments and 276 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Fischingen was 1074.61 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$860, £480, €690 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 597.50 CHF (US$480, £270, €380), a two-room apartment was about 779.21 CHF (US$620, £350, €500), a three-room apartment was about 883.58 CHF (US$710, £400, €570) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1532.28 CHF (US$1230, £690, €980). The average apartment price in Fischingen was 96.3% of the national average of 1116 CHF. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.35% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.58%), the Green Party (10.88%) and the FDP (7.3%). In the federal election, a total of 1,003 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 52.4%. The historical population is given in the following table: Heritage sites of national significance St. Martins Chapel, the Catholic Church of Dussnang, the Benedictine Monastery (now Priory) with Church and Ida Chapel and the ruins of Tannegg Castle are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire Fischingen Monastery site is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Economy , Fischingen had an unemployment rate of 0.86%. , there were 233 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 98 businesses involved in this sector. 321 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 51 businesses in this sector. 538 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 88 businesses in this sector. there were 1,862 workers who lived in the