Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'927 49.6%
Men
1'960 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
882 22.7%
Swiss citizens
3'036 78.1%
Foreign residents
851 21.9%
Population density
328 pop./km²
0–19 · 882 · 22.7%20–64 · 2'349 · 60.4%65+ · 656 · 16.9%
Foreign residents 21.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +3 (+0.1%) · 34 births · 25 deaths · net migration −7
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
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes
63.0% YesNo 37.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes
63.8% YesNo 36.2%
14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 65.0% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 48.9% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 19.9% Yes
14.6% YesNo 85.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 37.5% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 33.7% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 73.6% Yes
72.2% YesNo 27.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP37.8% · strongest party
SVP37.8%
Mitte27.5%
FDP21.3%
SP5.4%
GRÜNE3.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier150%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
150%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 9 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'703 CHF(11.7%)
Rank 9 of 79 in the canton · 245 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:11'703 CHF(~11.7%)
RickenbachCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Rickenbach | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.2% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.8% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.5% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 11% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.7% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.3% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.8% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.3% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.9% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.4% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.6% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.7% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.8% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.8% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19.6% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.2% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'138 mm
7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
866 m
Mean elevation
711 m
Relief
341 m
Mean slope
9.1°
Flat share
28.1%
South-facing
10.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 341 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
39.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
51.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'800
Per inhabitant
10'216 kWh/yr
40 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
24.49 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.97 Rp./kWh
24.49 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
0.29 %
Second homes
9.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'722
Built before 194616.3%
Built since 200136.4%
0.29 %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
1'470
Workplaces
243
Services share
54.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 107 (7.3%) · Secondary 568 (38.6%) · Tertiary 795 (54.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
35
Organic share
2.9 %
Farmland
694 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 municipalities3'887 #30 LU · #576 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #56 LU · #1362 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #24 LU · #742 CHJobs per resident0.38 #55 LU · #917 CHFamilies & children22.7% #22 LU · #370 CHAge structure16.9% #60 LU · #1787 CHWomen share49.6% #38 LU · #1193 CHForeign residents21.9% #19 LU · #722 CHPopulation density328/km² #27 LU · #719 CHTax burden11'703 #11 LU · #247 CHTaxes150% #9 LUWarmest municipalities7.9 °C #71 LU · #1718 CHSunniest municipalities40.5% #63 LU · #1604 CHRainiest municipalities1'138 mm #50 LU · #878 CHVoter turnout52.4% #66 LU · #1415 CHAgainst Switzerland26% #10 LU · #194 CHAligned with Switzerland74% #62 LU · #1240 CHSVP strongholds37.8% #10 LU · #784 CHSP strongholds5.4% #59 LU · #1911 CHCentre strongholds27.5% #58 LU · #292 CHFDP strongholds21.3% #9 LU · #373 CHGLP strongholds2.7% #64 LU · #1645 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #53 LU · #1775 CHLargest by area11.9 km² #42 LU · #822 CHHighest municipalities695 m #18 LU · #608 CHSecond homes9.7% #27 LU · #1255 CHOrganic farming2.9% #76 LU · #1579 CHBest-connected municipalities93 min #52 LU · #1605 CHRemotest municipalities93 min #29 LU · #494 CHHighest peaks866 m #24 LU · #874 CHHighest-lying municipalities711 m #17 LU · #734 CHGreatest vertical range341 m #30 LU · #920 CHSteepest municipalities9.1° #36 LU · #1007 CHSolar potential40 GWh #28 LU · #468 CHSolar potential per capita10'216 kWh #43 LU · #1035 CHCheapest electricity24.49 Rp./kWh #6 LU · #327 CHMost expensive electricity24.49 Rp./kWh #74 LU · #1780 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Rickenbach?
- Rickenbach has 2 postal codes: 5735, 6221.
- What is the tax rate in Rickenbach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Rickenbach is 150% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Rickenbach?
- A single person without children pays about 11'703 CHF income tax in Rickenbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Rickenbach have?
- Rickenbach has 3'887 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Rickenbach?
- Rickenbach has 851 foreign residents, a share of 21.89% (2025).
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