Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'444 50.2%
Men
1'433 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
664 23.1%
Swiss citizens
2'488 86.5%
Foreign residents
389 13.5%
Population density
229 pop./km²
0–19 · 664 · 23.1%20–64 · 1'706 · 59.3%65+ · 507 · 17.6%
Foreign residents 13.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −27 (−0.9%) · 22 births · 29 deaths · net migration −22
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 Willisau: 17.6% Yes
15.9% YesNo 84.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
49.9% YesNo 50.1%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.5%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
69.2% YesNo 30.8%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
54.9% YesNo 45.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
63.8% YesNo 36.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
61.6% YesNo 38.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte37.4% · strongest party
Mitte37.4%
SVP28.6%
FDP19.5%
SP6.2%
GLP3.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier215%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
215%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 64 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'896 CHF(13.9%)
Rank 62 of 79 in the canton · 805 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:13'896 CHF(~13.9%)
EttiswilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Ettiswil | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.7% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.7% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.5% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.9% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.6% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.1% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.7% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.3% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.1% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.4% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.1% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'018 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
689 m
Mean elevation
536 m
Relief
192 m
Mean slope
4.5°
Flat share
73.8%
South-facing
3.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 192 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
31.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
41.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'000
Per inhabitant
10'925 kWh/yr
31 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
24.72 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
24.72 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
0.08 %
Second homes
7.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'272
Built before 194615.9%
Built since 200135.9%
0.08 %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
1'027
Workplaces
205
Services share
60.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 147 (14.3%) · Secondary 261 (25.4%) · Tertiary 619 (60.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
42
Organic share
2.4 %
Farmland
832 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 municipalities2'877 #41 LU · #750 CHGrowing municipalities-0.9% #73 LU · #1787 CHShrinking municipalities-0.9% #7 LU · #321 CHJobs per resident0.36 #59 LU · #994 CHFamilies & children23.1% #17 LU · #293 CHAge structure17.6% #51 LU · #1694 CHWomen share50.2% #17 LU · #793 CHForeign residents13.5% #49 LU · #1406 CHPopulation density229/km² #41 LU · #948 CHTax burden13'896 #64 LU · #807 CHTaxes215% #64 LUWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #38 LU · #1045 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #33 LU · #1362 CHRainiest municipalities1'018 mm #76 LU · #1548 CHVoter turnout57.4% #49 LU · #900 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #27 LU · #678 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #47 LU · #727 CHSVP strongholds28.6% #48 LU · #1360 CHSP strongholds6.2% #49 LU · #1860 CHCentre strongholds37.4% #18 LU · #154 CHFDP strongholds19.5% #19 LU · #489 CHGLP strongholds3.3% #58 LU · #1526 CHGreen strongholds2.7% #64 LU · #1905 CHLargest by area12.6 km² #39 LU · #765 CHHighest municipalities520 m #51 LU · #1121 CHSecond homes7.2% #52 LU · #1774 CHOrganic farming2.4% #78 LU · #1585 CHBest-connected municipalities84 min #31 LU · #1429 CHRemotest municipalities84 min #49 LU · #671 CHHighest peaks689 m #62 LU · #1241 CHHighest-lying municipalities536 m #60 LU · #1276 CHGreatest vertical range192 m #63 LU · #1409 CHSteepest municipalities4.5° #66 LU · #1662 CHSolar potential31 GWh #40 LU · #639 CHSolar potential per capita10'925 kWh #38 LU · #918 CHCheapest electricity24.72 Rp./kWh #48 LU · #386 CHMost expensive electricity24.72 Rp./kWh #38 LU · #1727 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Ettiswil?
- Ettiswil has 4 postal codes: 6022, 6217, 6218, 6248.
- What is the tax rate in Ettiswil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Ettiswil is 215% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Ettiswil?
- A single person without children pays about 13'896 CHF income tax in Ettiswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Ettiswil have?
- Ettiswil has 2'877 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Ettiswil?
- Ettiswil has 389 foreign residents, a share of 13.52% (2025).
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