Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'339 49.7%
Men
3'373 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'414 21.1%
Swiss citizens
4'774 71.1%
Foreign residents
1'938 28.9%
Population density
678 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'414 · 21.1%20–64 · 4'374 · 65.2%65+ · 924 · 13.8%
Foreign residents 28.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +69 (+1%) · 79 births · 38 deaths · net migration +35
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 Luzern-Land: 27.2% Yes
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
69.5% YesNo 30.5%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
67.5% YesNo 32.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
59.7% YesNo 40.3%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
72.0% YesNo 28.0%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
59.5% YesNo 40.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP31.0% · strongest party
SVP31.0%
Mitte25.3%
FDP14.6%
SP13.2%
GLP6.7%
2023 result for today's territory: the party votes of Honau and Root added together (merged on 01.01.2025).
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 11 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%)
RootCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Root | 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 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'210 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
836 m
Mean elevation
521 m
Relief
432 m
Mean slope
10.1°
Flat share
36.8%
South-facing
3.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 432 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
62.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
78 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'900
Per inhabitant
9'307 kWh/yr
62 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
24.57 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.05 Rp./kWh
24.57 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
1.02 %
Second homes
6.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
2'752
Built before 19469.2%
Built since 200146.5%
1.02 %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
5'544
Workplaces
457
Services share
58.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 54 (1.0%) · Secondary 2'234 (40.3%) · Tertiary 3'256 (58.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
26
Organic share
19.2 %
Farmland
388 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 municipalities6'712 #17 LU · #303 CHGrowing municipalities1% #24 LU · #765 CHShrinking municipalities1% #56 LU · #1336 CHJobs per resident0.83 #7 LU · #145 CHFamilies & children21.1% #48 LU · #774 CHAge structure13.8% #78 LU · #2054 CHWomen share49.7% #32 LU · #1115 CHForeign residents28.9% #6 LU · #354 CHPopulation density678/km² #13 LU · #371 CHTax burden11'703 #12 LU · #248 CHTaxes150% #11 LUWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #4 LU · #316 CHSunniest municipalities39.9% #79 LU · #1929 CHRainiest municipalities1'210 mm #30 LU · #675 CHVoter turnout48.3% #77 LU · #1906 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #54 LU · #1164 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #17 LU · #285 CHSVP strongholds31% #37 LU · #1212 CHSP strongholds13.2% #9 LU · #1144 CHCentre strongholds25.3% #64 LU · #350 CHFDP strongholds14.6% #45 LU · #857 CHGLP strongholds6.7% #20 LU · #810 CHGreen strongholds6.5% #13 LU · #1208 CHLargest by area9.9 km² #49 LU · #968 CHHighest municipalities422 m #78 LU · #1760 CHSecond homes6.4% #65 LU · #1920 CHOrganic farming19.2% #19 LU · #684 CHBest-connected municipalities74 min #13 LU · #1204 CHRemotest municipalities74 min #67 LU · #899 CHHighest peaks836 m #32 LU · #932 CHHighest-lying municipalities521 m #64 LU · #1339 CHGreatest vertical range432 m #21 LU · #772 CHSteepest municipalities10.1° #29 LU · #918 CHSolar potential62 GWh #16 LU · #221 CHSolar potential per capita9'307 kWh #50 LU · #1194 CHCheapest electricity24.57 Rp./kWh #9 LU · #333 CHMost expensive electricity24.57 Rp./kWh #70 LU · #1773 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Root?
- Root has 5 postal codes: 6035, 6037, 6038, 6039, 6044.
- What is the tax rate in Root?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Root is 150% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Root?
- A single person without children pays about 11'703 CHF income tax in Root on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Root have?
- Root has 6'712 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Root?
- Root has 1'938 foreign residents, a share of 28.87% (2025).
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