Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
767 49.7%
Men
776 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
354 22.9%
Swiss citizens
1'168 75.7%
Foreign residents
375 24.3%
Population density
1'429 pop./km²
0–19 · 354 · 22.9%20–64 · 976 · 63.3%65+ · 213 · 13.8%
Foreign residents 24.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +28 (+1.9%) · 6 births · 4 deaths · net migration +20
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 Luzern-Land: 27.2% Yes
24.6% YesNo 75.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
71.4% YesNo 28.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
62.2% YesNo 37.8%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
35.5% YesNo 64.5%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
77.4% YesNo 22.6%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
64.4% YesNo 35.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.8% · strongest party
SVP35.8%
Mitte21.1%
FDP19.7%
GLP8.9%
SP7.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier160%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
160%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 13 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'041 CHF(12%)
Rank 13 of 79 in the canton · 312 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:12'041 CHF(~12%)
GisikonCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Gisikon | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.4% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.1% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.1% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.8% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11.3% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.7% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.2% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.7% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.3% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.8% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 18.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 19.2% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.7% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'180 mm
10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
642 m
Mean elevation
500 m
Relief
236 m
Mean slope
11°
Flat share
14.4%
South-facing
0.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 236 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
7.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'700
Per inhabitant
4'841 kWh/yr
7 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
0.3 %
Second homes
6.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
668
Built before 19466.7%
Built since 200143.4%
0.3 %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
377
Workplaces
83
Services share
51.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 10 (2.7%) · Secondary 174 (46.2%) · Tertiary 193 (51.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
63 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 municipalities1'543 #62 LU · #1149 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #16 LU · #399 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #64 LU · #1711 CHJobs per resident0.24 #75 LU · #1570 CHFamilies & children22.9% #20 LU · #327 CHAge structure13.8% #77 LU · #2053 CHWomen share49.7% #31 LU · #1114 CHForeign residents24.3% #13 LU · #585 CHPopulation density1'429/km² #6 LU · #133 CHTax burden12'041 #13 LU · #312 CHTaxes160% #13 LUWarmest municipalities10.3 °C #1 LU · #268 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #73 LU · #1726 CHRainiest municipalities1'180 mm #36 LU · #739 CHVoter turnout57.2% #51 LU · #921 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #25 LU · #676 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #45 LU · #725 CHSVP strongholds35.8% #15 LU · #913 CHSP strongholds7.3% #40 LU · #1755 CHCentre strongholds21.1% #73 LU · #475 CHFDP strongholds19.7% #17 LU · #472 CHGLP strongholds8.9% #9 LU · #447 CHGreen strongholds4.4% #37 LU · #1652 CHLargest by area1.1 km² #79 LU · #2088 CHHighest municipalities418 m #79 LU · #1790 CHSecond homes6.3% #67 LU · #1930 CHOrganic farming25% #9 LU · #437 CHBest-connected municipalities68 min #4 LU · #1015 CHRemotest municipalities68 min #76 LU · #1079 CHHighest peaks642 m #69 LU · #1384 CHHighest-lying municipalities500 m #69 LU · #1426 CHGreatest vertical range236 m #48 LU · #1196 CHSteepest municipalities11° #22 LU · #849 CHSolar potential7 GWh #78 LU · #1728 CHSolar potential per capita4'841 kWh #75 LU · #1995 CHCheapest electricity24.72 Rp./kWh #44 LU · #382 CHMost expensive electricity24.72 Rp./kWh #34 LU · #1723 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Gisikon?
- The postal code of Gisikon is 6038.
- What is the tax rate in Gisikon?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Gisikon is 160% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Gisikon?
- A single person without children pays about 12'041 CHF income tax in Gisikon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Gisikon have?
- Gisikon has 1'543 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Gisikon?
- Gisikon has 375 foreign residents, a share of 24.3% (2025).
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