Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
5'054 49.8%
Men
5'104 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'210 21.8%
Swiss citizens
7'804 76.8%
Foreign residents
2'354 23.2%
Population density
986 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'210 · 21.8%20–64 · 5'842 · 57.5%65+ · 2'106 · 20.7%
Foreign residents 23.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +91 (+0.9%) · 84 births · 74 deaths · net migration +76
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 Hochdorf: 23.1% Yes
23.4% YesNo 76.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 29.9% Yes
25.9% YesNo 74.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 64.5% Yes
66.6% YesNo 33.4%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 65.8% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.0%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 56.0% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 44.4% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 72.3% Yes
71.9% YesNo 28.1%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 55.4% Yes
58.2% YesNo 41.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 60.2% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 53.7% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte40.6% · strongest party
Mitte40.6%
SVP22.9%
FDP13.1%
SP9.8%
GRÜNE5.7%
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 39 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%)
HochdorfCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hochdorf | 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 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'127 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
536 m
Mean elevation
489 m
Relief
73 m
Mean slope
2.5°
Flat share
87.9%
South-facing
1.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 73 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
80.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
106 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
17'800
Per inhabitant
7'889 kWh/yr
80 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
21.45 Rp./kWh
Energy
5.68 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.23 Rp./kWh
21.45 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator WWZ Energie 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
0.2 %
Second homes
6.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
4'461
Built before 194610.1%
Built since 200135.4%
0.2 %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
5'576
Workplaces
643
Services share
61.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 149 (2.7%) · Secondary 1'983 (35.6%) · Tertiary 3'444 (61.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
28
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
546 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 municipalities10'158 #7 LU · #177 CHGrowing municipalities0.9% #27 LU · #853 CHShrinking municipalities0.9% #53 LU · #1255 CHJobs per resident0.55 #22 LU · #424 CHFamilies & children21.8% #37 LU · #585 CHAge structure20.7% #19 LU · #1093 CHWomen share49.8% #29 LU · #1062 CHForeign residents23.2% #16 LU · #644 CHPopulation density986/km² #8 LU · #229 CHTax burden13'053 #39 LU · #549 CHTaxes190% #39 LUWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #12 LU · #598 CHSunniest municipalities40.7% #49 LU · #1522 CHRainiest municipalities1'127 mm #54 LU · #939 CHVoter turnout56.5% #55 LU · #1016 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #58 LU · #1216 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #11 LU · #227 CHSVP strongholds22.9% #71 LU · #1665 CHSP strongholds9.8% #23 LU · #1539 CHCentre strongholds40.6% #11 LU · #127 CHFDP strongholds13.1% #53 LU · #1019 CHGLP strongholds5.3% #35 LU · #1120 CHGreen strongholds5.7% #22 LU · #1400 CHLargest by area10.3 km² #46 LU · #934 CHHighest municipalities500 m #62 LU · #1205 CHSecond homes6.1% #69 LU · #1955 CHOrganic farming14.3% #29 LU · #910 CHBest-connected municipalities99 min #59 LU · #1691 CHRemotest municipalities99 min #19 LU · #414 CHHighest peaks536 m #76 LU · #1759 CHHighest-lying municipalities489 m #71 LU · #1485 CHGreatest vertical range73 m #77 LU · #1949 CHSteepest municipalities2.5° #78 LU · #1953 CHSolar potential80 GWh #8 LU · #145 CHSolar potential per capita7'889 kWh #59 LU · #1485 CHCheapest electricity21.45 Rp./kWh #1 LU · #34 CHMost expensive electricity21.45 Rp./kWh #79 LU · #2073 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hochdorf?
- Hochdorf has 4 postal codes: 6274, 6275, 6280, 6283.
- What is the tax rate in Hochdorf?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hochdorf is 190% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hochdorf?
- A single person without children pays about 13'053 CHF income tax in Hochdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hochdorf have?
- Hochdorf has 10'158 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hochdorf?
- Hochdorf has 2'354 foreign residents, a share of 23.17% (2025).
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