Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
444 48.1%
Men
480 51.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
190 20.6%
Swiss citizens
865 93.6%
Foreign residents
59 6.4%
Population density
76 pop./km²
0–19 · 190 · 20.6%20–64 · 562 · 60.8%65+ · 172 · 18.6%
Foreign residents 6.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +5 (+0.5%) · 10 births · 7 deaths · net migration +5
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 Willisau: 17.6% Yes
12.3% YesNo 87.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
47.3% YesNo 52.7%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.8%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
38.7% YesNo 61.3%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
71.2% YesNo 28.8%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
67.0% YesNo 33.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
76.1% YesNo 23.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte44.8% · strongest party
Mitte44.8%
SVP32.6%
FDP9.8%
Übrige5.1%
GLP3.1%
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 67 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%)
UfhusenCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Ufhusen | 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 1991–20201'277 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
855 m
Mean elevation
713 m
Relief
244 m
Mean slope
10.4°
Flat share
20.8%
South-facing
14.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 244 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
18.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'100
Per inhabitant
20'000 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
28.68 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
28.68 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator ELEKTRA UFHUSEN Genossenschaft
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
0.47 %
Second homes
11.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
426
Built before 194626.8%
Built since 200131.9%
0.47 %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
296
Workplaces
104
Services share
35.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 137 (46.3%) · Secondary 55 (18.6%) · Tertiary 104 (35.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
50
Organic share
8 %
Farmland
933 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 municipalities924 #73 LU · #1499 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #43 LU · #1080 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #39 LU · #1030 CHJobs per resident0.32 #64 LU · #1177 CHFamilies & children20.6% #63 LU · #943 CHAge structure18.6% #35 LU · #1525 CHWomen share48.1% #73 LU · #1839 CHForeign residents6.4% #78 LU · #1956 CHPopulation density76/km² #71 LU · #1610 CHTax burden14'065 #69 LU · #851 CHTaxes220% #67 LUWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #65 LU · #1600 CHSunniest municipalities41.6% #13 LU · #1192 CHRainiest municipalities1'277 mm #19 LU · #531 CHVoter turnout62.7% #19 LU · #351 CHSVP strongholds32.6% #33 LU · #1118 CHSP strongholds2.1% #75 LU · #2021 CHCentre strongholds44.8% #5 LU · #103 CHFDP strongholds9.8% #74 LU · #1417 CHGLP strongholds3.1% #60 LU · #1564 CHGreen strongholds1.5% #74 LU · #1995 CHLargest by area12.2 km² #41 LU · #796 CHHighest municipalities717 m #16 LU · #568 CHSecond homes11.4% #19 LU · #993 CHOrganic farming8% #54 LU · #1363 CHBest-connected municipalities104 min #67 LU · #1765 CHRemotest municipalities104 min #14 LU · #340 CHHighest peaks855 m #26 LU · #894 CHHighest-lying municipalities713 m #16 LU · #733 CHGreatest vertical range244 m #45 LU · #1161 CHSteepest municipalities10.4° #25 LU · #891 CHSolar potential18 GWh #61 LU · #1078 CHSolar potential per capita20'000 kWh #3 LU · #183 CHCheapest electricity28.68 Rp./kWh #77 LU · #1541 CHMost expensive electricity28.68 Rp./kWh #3 LU · #566 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Ufhusen?
- Ufhusen has 3 postal codes: 4952, 4955, 6153.
- What is the tax rate in Ufhusen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Ufhusen is 220% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Ufhusen?
- A single person without children pays about 14'065 CHF income tax in Ufhusen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 66 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Ufhusen have?
- Ufhusen has 924 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Ufhusen?
- Ufhusen has 59 foreign residents, a share of 6.39% (2025).
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