Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'184 50.9%
Men
2'103 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
959 22.4%
Swiss citizens
3'924 91.5%
Foreign residents
363 8.5%
Population density
112 pop./km²
0–19 · 959 · 22.4%20–64 · 2'395 · 55.9%65+ · 933 · 21.8%
Foreign residents 8.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+0.1%) · 34 births · 38 deaths · net migration +6
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
15.7% YesNo 84.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 44.5% Yes
35.8% YesNo 64.2%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 47.4% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 71.3% Yes
71.1% YesNo 28.9%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 41.6% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 40.8% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 74.6% Yes
76.4% YesNo 23.6%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 51.7% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 67.4% Yes
63.5% YesNo 36.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 68.3% Yes
60.7% YesNo 39.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte40.4% · strongest party
Mitte40.4%
SVP36.5%
FDP8.9%
SP6.5%
GRÜNE3.7%
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 68 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%)
SchüpfheimCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Schüpfheim | 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 1991–20208.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'504 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'958 m
Mean elevation
969 m
Relief
1'268 m
Mean slope
16.7°
Flat share
13.3%
South-facing
19.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'268 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
51.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
71.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'400
Per inhabitant
12'013 kWh/yr
52 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
0.73 %
Second homes
13.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
2'059
Built before 194626.8%
Built since 200125.4%
0.73 %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
2'560
Workplaces
418
Services share
61 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 364 (14.2%) · Secondary 635 (24.8%) · Tertiary 1'561 (61.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
135
Organic share
3 %
Farmland
2'430 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 municipalities4'287 #28 LU · #523 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #55 LU · #1325 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #25 LU · #776 CHJobs per resident0.6 #14 LU · #344 CHFamilies & children22.4% #26 LU · #439 CHAge structure21.8% #11 LU · #891 CHWomen share50.9% #6 LU · #436 CHForeign residents8.5% #70 LU · #1826 CHPopulation density112/km² #64 LU · #1405 CHTax burden14'065 #68 LU · #850 CHTaxes220% #68 LUWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #63 LU · #1598 CHSunniest municipalities42.5% #3 LU · #1053 CHRainiest municipalities1'504 mm #7 LU · #237 CHVoter turnout63.7% #13 LU · #274 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #13 LU · #342 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #56 LU · #1078 CHSVP strongholds36.5% #13 LU · #870 CHSP strongholds6.5% #47 LU · #1829 CHCentre strongholds40.4% #12 LU · #129 CHFDP strongholds8.9% #76 LU · #1510 CHGLP strongholds2.5% #65 LU · #1679 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #51 LU · #1773 CHLargest by area38.4 km² #9 LU · #236 CHHighest municipalities719 m #15 LU · #563 CHSecond homes13.8% #12 LU · #685 CHOrganic farming3% #74 LU · #1576 CHBest-connected municipalities77 min #18 LU · #1276 CHRemotest municipalities77 min #59 LU · #821 CHHighest peaks1'958 m #5 LU · #363 CHHighest-lying municipalities969 m #6 LU · #440 CHGreatest vertical range1'268 m #6 LU · #396 CHSteepest municipalities16.7° #10 LU · #503 CHSolar potential52 GWh #20 LU · #307 CHSolar potential per capita12'013 kWh #29 LU · #752 CHCheapest electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #13 LU · #340 CHMost expensive electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #62 LU · #1762 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Schüpfheim?
- The postal code of Schüpfheim is 6170.
- What is the tax rate in Schüpfheim?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Schüpfheim is 220% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Schüpfheim?
- A single person without children pays about 14'065 CHF income tax in Schüpfheim on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 66 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Schüpfheim have?
- Schüpfheim has 4'287 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Schüpfheim?
- Schüpfheim has 363 foreign residents, a share of 8.47% (2025).
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