Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Of the agricultural land, 36.34% is used for farming or pastures, while 0.33% is used for orchards or vine crops.

Of the settled areas, 1.45% is covered with buildings, 0.13% is industrial, 0.1% is classed as special developments, 0.05% is parks or greenbelts and 0.94% is transportation infrastructure.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.6%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.7%) and French being third ( 0.3%).

The age distribution in Schwarzenberg is; 438 people or 27% of the population is 0–19 years old.

In the 2000 census[update] the religious membership of Schwarzenberg was; 1,198 (80.5%) were Roman Catholic, and 151 (10.1%) were Protestant, with an additional 20 (1.34%) that were of some other Christian faith.