Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
312 48.8%
Men
328 51.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
160 25.0%
Swiss citizens
610 95.3%
Foreign residents
30 4.7%
Population density
17 pop./km²
0–19 · 160 · 25.0%20–64 · 336 · 52.5%65+ · 144 · 22.5%
Foreign residents 4.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −21 (−3.2%) · 8 births · 10 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 Entlebuch: 13.5% Yes
8.7% YesNo 91.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 44.5% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 47.4% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 71.3% Yes
71.7% YesNo 28.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 41.6% Yes
41.0% YesNo 59.0%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 40.8% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 74.6% Yes
77.4% YesNo 22.6%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 51.7% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 67.4% Yes
73.6% YesNo 26.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 68.3% Yes
76.2% YesNo 23.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte50.3% · strongest party
Mitte50.3%
SVP33.5%
FDP10.1%
SP1.9%
GRÜNE1.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier220%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
220%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 69 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'065 CHF(14.1%)
Rank 66 of 79 in the canton · 848 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:14'065 CHF(~14.1%)
RomoosCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Romoos | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.8% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.7% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.8% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.7% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.3% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.1% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.3% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.8% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.5% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.3% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.7% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.6% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.3% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'619 mm
7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'365 m
Mean elevation
955 m
Relief
759 m
Mean slope
25.2°
Flat share
1.8%
South-facing
22.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 759 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
12 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'700
Per inhabitant
18'688 kWh/yr
12 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
24.83 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.31 Rp./kWh
24.83 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
17.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
342
Built before 194639.5%
Built since 200117.3%
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
287
Workplaces
103
Services share
23.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 184 (64.1%) · Secondary 36 (12.5%) · Tertiary 67 (23.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
71
Organic share
12.7 %
Farmland
1'309 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 municipalities640 #79 LU · #1689 CHGrowing municipalities-3.2% #79 LU · #2058 CHShrinking municipalities-3.2% #1 LU · #50 CHJobs per resident0.45 #41 LU · #660 CHFamilies & children25% #2 LU · #76 CHAge structure22.5% #9 LU · #766 CHWomen share48.8% #54 LU · #1588 CHForeign residents4.7% #79 LU · #2024 CHPopulation density17/km² #79 LU · #1999 CHTax burden14'065 #67 LU · #849 CHTaxes220% #69 LUWarmest municipalities7.3 °C #74 LU · #1813 CHSunniest municipalities42% #8 LU · #1128 CHRainiest municipalities1'619 mm #5 LU · #163 CHVoter turnout63.1% #17 LU · #312 CHSVP strongholds33.5% #28 LU · #1063 CHSP strongholds1.9% #76 LU · #2025 CHCentre strongholds50.3% #3 LU · #77 CHFDP strongholds10.1% #72 LU · #1383 CHGLP strongholds0.4% #79 LU · #1998 CHGreen strongholds1.8% #71 LU · #1974 CHLargest by area37.4 km² #11 LU · #242 CHHighest municipalities791 m #11 LU · #442 CHSecond homes17.5% #4 LU · #424 CHOrganic farming12.7% #34 LU · #1013 CHBest-connected municipalities130 min #79 LU · #1980 CHRemotest municipalities130 min #1 LU · #128 CHHighest peaks1'365 m #11 LU · #521 CHHighest-lying municipalities955 m #7 LU · #455 CHGreatest vertical range759 m #12 LU · #521 CHSteepest municipalities25.2° #1 LU · #256 CHSolar potential12 GWh #72 LU · #1416 CHSolar potential per capita18'688 kWh #4 LU · #229 CHCheapest electricity24.83 Rp./kWh #66 LU · #407 CHMost expensive electricity24.83 Rp./kWh #14 LU · #1700 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Romoos?
- Romoos has 5 postal codes: 6110, 6113, 6166, 6167, 6170.
- What is the tax rate in Romoos?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Romoos is 220% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Romoos?
- A single person without children pays about 14'065 CHF income tax in Romoos on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 66 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Romoos have?
- Romoos has 640 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Romoos?
- Romoos has 30 foreign residents, a share of 4.69% (2025).
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