▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 1 . 2 % ▁male ▁and ▁ 4 8 . 8 % ▁female . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁grown ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 3 . 5 %. ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁() ▁speak s ▁German ▁ ▁( 9 8 . 4 % ), ▁with ▁English ▁being ▁second ▁most ▁common ▁( ▁ 0 . 3 %) ▁and ▁Spanish ▁being ▁third ▁( ▁ 0 . 3 %). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁election ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁party ▁was ▁the ▁SV P ▁which ▁received ▁ 6 2 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁three ▁most ▁popular ▁parties ▁were ▁the ▁S PS ▁( 1 1 . 8 % ), ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁( 7 . 8 %) ▁and ▁the ▁C SP ▁( 6 . 4 %). ▁ ▁The ▁age ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁() ▁is ▁children ▁and ▁te en agers ▁( 0 – 1 9 ▁years ▁old ) ▁make ▁up ▁ 2 8 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁while ▁adult s ▁( 2 0 – 6 4 ▁years ▁old ) ▁make ▁up ▁ 5 9 . 1 % ▁and ▁sen iors ▁( over ▁ 6 4 ▁years ▁old ) ▁make ▁up ▁ 1 2 . 1 %. ▁ ▁In ▁Alt ikon ▁about ▁ 7 7 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁( between ▁age ▁ 2 5 - 6 4 ) ▁have ▁completed ▁either ▁non - m and atory ▁upper ▁secondary ▁education