Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'697 48.3%
Men
1'813 51.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
849 24.2%
Swiss citizens
3'053 87.0%
Foreign residents
457 13.0%
Population density
210 pop./km²
0–19 · 849 · 24.2%20–64 · 2'052 · 58.5%65+ · 609 · 17.4%
Foreign residents 13.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +24 (+0.7%) · 35 births · 27 deaths · net migration +9
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% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 22.1% Yes
17.4% YesNo 82.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 28.7% Yes
30.6% YesNo 69.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 63.6% Yes
55.6% YesNo 44.4%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 67.1% Yes
65.8% YesNo 34.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 54.1% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 41.8% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.4%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 74.4% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 53.6% Yes
57.3% YesNo 42.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes
60.6% YesNo 39.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte41.7% · strongest party
Mitte41.7%
SVP30.6%
FDP11.6%
SP5.5%
GLP4.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier190%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
190%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 38 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'053 CHF(13.1%)
Rank 37 of 79 in the canton · 547 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'053 CHF(~13.1%)
ButtisholzCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Buttisholz | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.7% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.9% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.9% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.3% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.1% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.7% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.3% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.8% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.4% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.9% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.2% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.5% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.3% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'225 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
743 m
Mean elevation
612 m
Relief
200 m
Mean slope
5.3°
Flat share
56.9%
South-facing
13.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 200 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
47.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
61.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'500
Per inhabitant
13'504 kWh/yr
47 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
24.92 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.4 Rp./kWh
24.92 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW AG
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.4 %
Second homes
9.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'489
Built before 194618.0%
Built since 200134.5%
0.4 %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
1'982
Workplaces
311
Services share
43.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 230 (11.6%) · Secondary 889 (44.9%) · Tertiary 863 (43.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
78
Organic share
6.4 %
Farmland
1'299 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 · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'510 #32 LU · #629 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #35 LU · #970 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #45 LU · #1133 CHJobs per resident0.56 #21 LU · #402 CHFamilies & children24.2% #4 LU · #142 CHAge structure17.4% #54 LU · #1715 CHWomen share48.3% #66 LU · #1770 CHForeign residents13% #53 LU · #1452 CHPopulation density210/km² #43 LU · #997 CHTax burden13'053 #37 LU · #547 CHTaxes190% #38 LUWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #54 LU · #1491 CHSunniest municipalities40.7% #50 LU · #1523 CHRainiest municipalities1'225 mm #26 LU · #644 CHVoter turnout59.1% #36 LU · #689 CHAgainst Switzerland14.9% #36 LU · #893 CHAligned with Switzerland85.1% #36 LU · #559 CHSVP strongholds30.6% #38 LU · #1233 CHSP strongholds5.5% #58 LU · #1905 CHCentre strongholds41.7% #7 LU · #114 CHFDP strongholds11.6% #66 LU · #1195 CHGLP strongholds4.3% #50 LU · #1344 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #52 LU · #1774 CHLargest by area16.7 km² #29 LU · #576 CHHighest municipalities565 m #38 LU · #945 CHSecond homes9.2% #33 LU · #1374 CHOrganic farming6.4% #65 LU · #1453 CHBest-connected municipalities85 min #32 LU · #1448 CHRemotest municipalities85 min #47 LU · #645 CHHighest peaks743 m #46 LU · #1099 CHHighest-lying municipalities612 m #31 LU · #964 CHGreatest vertical range200 m #62 LU · #1367 CHSteepest municipalities5.3° #56 LU · #1511 CHSolar potential47 GWh #22 LU · #361 CHSolar potential per capita13'504 kWh #21 LU · #574 CHCheapest electricity24.92 Rp./kWh #67 LU · #414 CHMost expensive electricity24.92 Rp./kWh #12 LU · #1693 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Buttisholz?
- Buttisholz has 2 postal codes: 6018, 6022.
- What is the tax rate in Buttisholz?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Buttisholz is 190% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Buttisholz?
- A single person without children pays about 13'053 CHF income tax in Buttisholz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Buttisholz have?
- Buttisholz has 3'510 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Buttisholz?
- Buttisholz has 457 foreign residents, a share of 13.02% (2025).
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