are 2 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 2 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 7 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 7 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.33%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents. there were 413 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 103. There were 23 single room apartments and 96 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Kesswil was 1095.48 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$880, £490, €700 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 481.67 CHF (US$390, £220, €310), a two-room apartment was about 514.17 CHF (US$410, £230, €330), a three-room apartment was about 906.19 CHF (US$720, £410, €580) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 2185.00 CHF (US$1750, £980, €1400). The average apartment price in Kesswil was 98.2% of the national average of 1116 CHF. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.13% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (14.7%), the CVP (13.62%) and the Green Party (12.74%). In the federal election, a total of 405 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 63.5%. The historical population is given in the following table: Sights The entire village of Kesswil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Economy , Kesswil had an unemployment rate of 1.1%. , there were 124 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 154 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 105 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 25 businesses in this sector. there were 574 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 262 or about 45.6% of the residents worked outside Kesswil while 231 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 543 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13% used public transportation to get to work, and 46.3% used a private car.