Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'197 48.5%
Men
1'270 51.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
543 22.0%
Swiss citizens
2'230 90.4%
Foreign residents
237 9.6%
Population density
105 pop./km²
0–19 · 543 · 22.0%20–64 · 1'408 · 57.1%65+ · 516 · 20.9%
Foreign residents 9.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +5 (+0.2%) · 21 births · 16 deaths · net migration +3
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
21.7% YesNo 78.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 29.9% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 64.5% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 65.8% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 56.0% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 44.4% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.4%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 72.3% Yes
69.0% YesNo 31.0%
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
63.7% YesNo 36.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 53.7% Yes
65.0% YesNo 35.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte35.9% · strongest party
Mitte35.9%
SVP33.5%
FDP12.6%
SP5.3%
GLP4.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier205%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
205%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 50 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'559 CHF(13.6%)
Rank 49 of 79 in the canton · 713 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:13'559 CHF(~13.6%)
HohenrainCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hohenrain | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.4% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.3% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.4% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.8% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.6% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.2% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.8% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.3% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.9% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.4% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.8% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.9% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.1% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.9% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.7% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'160 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
850 m
Mean elevation
605 m
Relief
387 m
Mean slope
5°
Flat share
55.5%
South-facing
20.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 387 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
41.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
54.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'200
Per inhabitant
16'838 kWh/yr
42 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
24.62 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.1 Rp./kWh
24.62 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
0.37 %
Second homes
11.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
1'074
Built before 194626.9%
Built since 200125.5%
0.37 %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
1'184
Workplaces
253
Services share
58.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 304 (25.7%) · Secondary 191 (16.1%) · Tertiary 689 (58.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
98
Organic share
11.2 %
Farmland
1'762 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 municipalities2'467 #49 LU · #856 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #51 LU · #1284 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #29 LU · #823 CHJobs per resident0.48 #36 LU · #575 CHFamilies & children22% #34 LU · #537 CHAge structure20.9% #17 LU · #1056 CHWomen share48.5% #59 LU · #1699 CHForeign residents9.6% #64 LU · #1736 CHPopulation density105/km² #65 LU · #1442 CHTax burden13'559 #51 LU · #715 CHTaxes205% #50 LUWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #31 LU · #1038 CHSunniest municipalities41% #34 LU · #1404 CHRainiest municipalities1'160 mm #41 LU · #795 CHVoter turnout62.4% #23 LU · #383 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #14 LU · #343 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #57 LU · #1079 CHSVP strongholds33.5% #29 LU · #1064 CHSP strongholds5.3% #60 LU · #1921 CHCentre strongholds35.9% #25 LU · #166 CHFDP strongholds12.6% #56 LU · #1073 CHGLP strongholds4.5% #45 LU · #1299 CHGreen strongholds4.1% #46 LU · #1717 CHLargest by area23.5 km² #22 LU · #406 CHHighest municipalities606 m #29 LU · #802 CHSecond homes11.5% #18 LU · #976 CHOrganic farming11.2% #38 LU · #1122 CHBest-connected municipalities105 min #68 LU · #1779 CHRemotest municipalities105 min #11 LU · #319 CHHighest peaks850 m #29 LU · #908 CHHighest-lying municipalities605 m #35 LU · #995 CHGreatest vertical range387 m #25 LU · #837 CHSteepest municipalities5° #60 LU · #1565 CHSolar potential42 GWh #26 LU · #438 CHSolar potential per capita16'838 kWh #8 LU · #309 CHCheapest electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #14 LU · #341 CHMost expensive electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #63 LU · #1763 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hohenrain?
- Hohenrain has 5 postal codes: 6275, 6276, 6277, 6280, 6283.
- What is the tax rate in Hohenrain?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hohenrain is 205% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hohenrain?
- A single person without children pays about 13'559 CHF income tax in Hohenrain on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hohenrain have?
- Hohenrain has 2'467 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hohenrain?
- Hohenrain has 237 foreign residents, a share of 9.61% (2025).
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