Wislikofen has an area,, of. Of this area, or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.7% is settled. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 34.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 28.5% is used for growing crops and 24.0% is pastures.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Lion rampant Argent on a Mount Vert.
Demographics
Wislikofen has a population of , 46.6% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has changed at a rate of -11.4%. Most of the population speaks German, with English being second most common and Italian being third. , the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. The population was made up of 153 Swiss men, and 11 non-Swiss men. There were 150 Swiss women, and 14 non-Swiss women. In there were three live births to Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There were three non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and six non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 was a decrease of two and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.3%. The age distribution,, in Wislikofen is; 36 children or 11.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 33 teenagers or 10.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 42 people or 12.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 40 people or 12.3% are between 30 and 39, 44 people or 13.5% are between 40 and 49, and 60 people or 18.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 37 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 17 people or 5.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 14 people or 4.3% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older. , there were 10 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 35 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 66 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 113 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.9 persons per household. there were 54 single family homes out of a total of 126 homes and apartments. There were a total of 1 empty apartments for a 0.8% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.69% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP, the Green Party and the SP. In the federal election, a total of 161 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 63.4%. The historical population is given in the following table:
Economy
, Wislikofen had an unemployment rate of 1.86%. , there were 54 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 31 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 60 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector. there were 180 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 124 or about 68.9% of the residents worked outside Wislikofen while 48 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 104 jobs in the municipality. Of the working population, 10.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 47.8% used a private car.
In Wislikofen about 70.5% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Of the school age population, there are 39 students attending primary school in the municipality.
