Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
893 49.4%
Men
915 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
407 22.5%
Swiss citizens
1'660 91.8%
Foreign residents
148 8.2%
Population density
46 pop./km²
0–19 · 407 · 22.5%20–64 · 1'043 · 57.7%65+ · 358 · 19.8%
Foreign residents 8.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −9 (−0.5%) · 15 births · 15 deaths · net migration −10
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
18.4% YesNo 81.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
61.6% YesNo 38.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.3%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
42.1% YesNo 58.0%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
70.0% YesNo 30.0%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
66.5% YesNo 33.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
63.7% YesNo 36.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP38.2% · strongest party
SVP38.2%
Mitte22.8%
FDP20.3%
SP5.8%
GLP5.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier210%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
210%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 58 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'727 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 53 of 79 in the canton · 766 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:13'727 CHF(~13.7%)
SchwarzenbergCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Schwarzenberg | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.5% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.4% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.5% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.3% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.4% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.5% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.1% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.3% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.2% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.9% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'487 mm
7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'060 m
Mean elevation
1'087 m
Relief
1'470 m
Mean slope
20.5°
Flat share
6.0%
South-facing
15.9%
Above 2000 m
0.1%
Relief 1'470 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
18.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
25.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'100
Per inhabitant
10'199 kWh/yr
18 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
24.46 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.75 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.36 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.46 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator ewl Kabelnetz 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
0.45 %
Second homes
15.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
890
Built before 194623.5%
Built since 200120.6%
0.45 %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
498
Workplaces
132
Services share
53 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 134 (26.9%) · Secondary 100 (20.1%) · Tertiary 264 (53.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
45
Organic share
28.9 %
Farmland
1'098 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 municipalities1'808 #56 LU · #1029 CHGrowing municipalities-0.5% #65 LU · #1639 CHShrinking municipalities-0.5% #15 LU · #469 CHJobs per resident0.28 #72 LU · #1374 CHFamilies & children22.5% #23 LU · #416 CHAge structure19.8% #26 LU · #1286 CHWomen share49.4% #42 LU · #1310 CHForeign residents8.2% #73 LU · #1848 CHPopulation density46/km² #75 LU · #1804 CHTax burden13'727 #58 LU · #771 CHTaxes210% #58 LUWarmest municipalities7.8 °C #72 LU · #1741 CHSunniest municipalities42.3% #6 LU · #1079 CHRainiest municipalities1'487 mm #9 LU · #255 CHVoter turnout61.5% #27 LU · #459 CHAgainst Switzerland20.8% #18 LU · #448 CHAligned with Switzerland79.2% #55 LU · #1009 CHSVP strongholds38.2% #9 LU · #754 CHSP strongholds5.8% #54 LU · #1888 CHCentre strongholds22.8% #71 LU · #412 CHFDP strongholds20.3% #14 LU · #428 CHGLP strongholds5.4% #34 LU · #1104 CHGreen strongholds4.2% #44 LU · #1699 CHLargest by area39.3 km² #8 LU · #231 CHHighest municipalities838 m #9 LU · #374 CHSecond homes15.3% #7 LU · #557 CHOrganic farming28.9% #8 LU · #353 CHBest-connected municipalities114 min #77 LU · #1881 CHRemotest municipalities114 min #4 LU · #226 CHHighest peaks2'060 m #2 LU · #342 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'087 m #3 LU · #363 CHGreatest vertical range1'470 m #2 LU · #343 CHSteepest municipalities20.5° #5 LU · #383 CHSolar potential18 GWh #62 LU · #1083 CHSolar potential per capita10'199 kWh #44 LU · #1037 CHCheapest electricity24.46 Rp./kWh #5 LU · #325 CHMost expensive electricity24.46 Rp./kWh #75 LU · #1782 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Schwarzenberg?
- Schwarzenberg has 2 postal codes: 6013, 6103.
- What is the tax rate in Schwarzenberg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Schwarzenberg is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Schwarzenberg?
- A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Schwarzenberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Schwarzenberg have?
- Schwarzenberg has 1'808 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Schwarzenberg?
- Schwarzenberg has 148 foreign residents, a share of 8.19% (2025).
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