Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'594 49.6%
Men
3'649 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'562 21.6%
Swiss citizens
6'328 87.4%
Foreign residents
915 12.6%
Population density
276 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'562 · 21.6%20–64 · 4'350 · 60.1%65+ · 1'331 · 18.4%
Foreign residents 12.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +14 (+0.2%) · 62 births · 50 deaths · net migration +11
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
21.6% YesNo 78.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 28.7% Yes
30.5% YesNo 69.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 63.6% Yes
61.7% YesNo 38.3%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 67.1% Yes
64.8% YesNo 35.2%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 54.1% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.5%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 41.8% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 74.4% Yes
70.4% YesNo 29.6%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 53.6% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes
58.7% YesNo 41.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte32.3% · strongest party
Mitte32.3%
SVP27.3%
FDP16.4%
SP10.2%
GLP5.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier185%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
185%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 31 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'884 CHF(12.9%)
Rank 26 of 79 in the canton · 488 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:12'884 CHF(~12.9%)
NeuenkirchCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Neuenkirch | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.7% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.8% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.6% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.9% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.5% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.1% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.6% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.2% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.7% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.2% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.1% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21.8% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'109 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
762 m
Mean elevation
580 m
Relief
258 m
Mean slope
5°
Flat share
61.4%
South-facing
4.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 258 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
61.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
82.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'600
Per inhabitant
8'465 kWh/yr
61 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
24.67 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.15 Rp./kWh
24.67 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 2
Standard model, deductible 300527 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 2 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
0.13 %
Second homes
7.2 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
3'120
Built before 194616.8%
Built since 200133.3%
0.13 %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
2'895
Workplaces
560
Services share
57.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 338 (11.7%) · Secondary 882 (30.5%) · Tertiary 1'675 (57.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
95
Organic share
13.7 %
Farmland
1'811 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 municipalities7'243 #14 LU · #267 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #52 LU · #1293 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #28 LU · #816 CHJobs per resident0.4 #50 LU · #846 CHFamilies & children21.6% #40 LU · #628 CHAge structure18.4% #40 LU · #1565 CHWomen share49.6% #37 LU · #1192 CHForeign residents12.6% #54 LU · #1483 CHPopulation density276/km² #35 LU · #827 CHTax burden12'884 #34 LU · #496 CHTaxes185% #31 LUWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #21 LU · #870 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #58 LU · #1564 CHRainiest municipalities1'109 mm #62 LU · #1054 CHVoter turnout58.4% #42 LU · #780 CHAgainst Switzerland8.8% #65 LU · #1280 CHAligned with Switzerland91.2% #9 LU · #179 CHSVP strongholds27.3% #53 LU · #1439 CHSP strongholds10.2% #22 LU · #1506 CHCentre strongholds32.3% #38 LU · #203 CHFDP strongholds16.4% #36 LU · #706 CHGLP strongholds5.6% #31 LU · #1050 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #25 LU · #1441 CHLargest by area26.3 km² #19 LU · #344 CHHighest municipalities552 m #42 LU · #990 CHSecond homes7.2% #54 LU · #1790 CHOrganic farming13.7% #32 LU · #974 CHBest-connected municipalities82 min #29 LU · #1383 CHRemotest municipalities82 min #52 LU · #714 CHHighest peaks762 m #40 LU · #1056 CHHighest-lying municipalities580 m #42 LU · #1093 CHGreatest vertical range258 m #42 LU · #1122 CHSteepest municipalities5° #62 LU · #1567 CHSolar potential61 GWh #17 LU · #230 CHSolar potential per capita8'465 kWh #56 LU · #1370 CHCheapest electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #27 LU · #365 CHMost expensive electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #48 LU · #1737 CH
Postal codes (7)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Neuenkirch?
- Neuenkirch has 7 postal codes: 6016, 6023, 6024, 6203, 6204, 6206, 6207.
- What is the tax rate in Neuenkirch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Neuenkirch is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Neuenkirch?
- A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Neuenkirch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Neuenkirch have?
- Neuenkirch has 7'243 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Neuenkirch?
- Neuenkirch has 915 foreign residents, a share of 12.63% (2025).
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