Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'764 49.3%
Men
2'843 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'037 18.5%
Swiss citizens
4'566 81.4%
Foreign residents
1'041 18.6%
Population density
466 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'037 · 18.5%20–64 · 3'293 · 58.7%65+ · 1'277 · 22.8%
Foreign residents 18.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +124 (+2.3%) · 43 births · 42 deaths · net migration +129
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
18.1% YesNo 81.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
56.8% YesNo 43.2%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
69.0% YesNo 31.0%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
74.5% YesNo 25.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
16.0% YesNo 84.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte49.5% · strongest party
Mitte49.5%
SVP39.4%
FDP11.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier197%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
197%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 6 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'591 CHF(10.6%)
Rank 6 of 11 in the canton · 88 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 10'591 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Hergiswil 9'105 CHF · most expensive Wolfenschiessen 11'614 CHF
100'000 CHF:10'591 CHF(~10.6%)
BuochsCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Buochs | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.4% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.7% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.8% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 8.7% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9.3% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 9.9% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 10.6% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.3% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 11.8% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.3% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 12.8% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13.3% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 14.6% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 15.7% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 16.4% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 17.2% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 17.7% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 18.2% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'157 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'767 m
Mean elevation
638 m
Relief
1'333 m
Mean slope
13.7°
Flat share
38.3%
South-facing
0.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'333 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
29.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
39.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'600
Per inhabitant
5'309 kWh/yr
30 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
21.96 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.08 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.98 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
21.96 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 21.96 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300493 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Nidwalden344 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Nidwalden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.71 %
Second homes
6.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'677
Built before 194617.5%
Built since 200122.3%
0.71 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
1'991
Workplaces
405
Services share
70.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 102 (5.1%) · Secondary 478 (24.0%) · Tertiary 1'411 (70.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
38
Organic share
7.9 %
Farmland
601 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number1502
Websitebuochs.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'607 #3 NW · #373 CHGrowing municipalities2.3% #2 NW · #288 CHShrinking municipalities2.3% #10 NW · #1820 CHJobs per resident0.36 #8 NW · #996 CHFamilies & children18.5% #5 NW · #1574 CHAge structure22.8% #7 NW · #710 CHWomen share49.3% #3 NW · #1370 CHForeign residents18.6% #5 NW · #987 CHPopulation density466/km² #2 NW · #534 CHTax burden10'591 #6 NW · #88 CHTaxes197% #6 NWWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #2 NW · #399 CHSunniest municipalities42.8% #6 NW · #1023 CHRainiest municipalities1'157 mm #10 NW · #807 CHVoter turnout59.7% #8 NW · #620 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #8 NW · #682 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #4 NW · #731 CHSVP strongholds39.4% #8 NW · #692 CHCentre strongholds49.5% #4 NW · #84 CHFDP strongholds11.1% #7 NW · #1261 CHLargest by area12 km² #10 NW · #815 CHHighest municipalities436 m #9 NW · #1650 CHSecond homes6.9% #10 NW · #1852 CHOrganic farming7.9% #10 NW · #1370 CHBest-connected municipalities110 min #7 NW · #1841 CHRemotest municipalities110 min #4 NW · #263 CHHighest peaks1'767 m #9 NW · #396 CHHighest-lying municipalities638 m #9 NW · #910 CHGreatest vertical range1'333 m #9 NW · #379 CHSteepest municipalities13.7° #9 NW · #639 CHSolar potential30 GWh #2 NW · #681 CHSolar potential per capita5'309 kWh #7 NW · #1933 CHCheapest electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #1 NW · #35 CHMost expensive electricity21.96 Rp./kWh #2 NW · #2063 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Buochs?
- The postal code of Buochs is 6374.
- What is the tax rate in Buochs?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Buochs is 197% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Buochs?
- A single person without children pays about 10'591 CHF income tax in Buochs on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Buochs have?
- Buochs has 5'607 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Buochs?
- Buochs has 1'041 foreign residents, a share of 18.57% (2025).
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