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).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Ufhusen

4952–6153

LU CANTON4952 4955 6153

Residents

924

Area

12.2 km²

Population density

76 pop./km²

Elevation

717 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

220%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Ufhusen

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

67.0% YesNo 33.0%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

76.1% YesNo 23.9%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

7.4% YesNo 92.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

85.2% YesNo 14.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte44.8% · strongest party

Mitte44.8%

SVP32.6%

FDP9.8%

Übrige5.1%

GLP3.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier220%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

220%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 67 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

18.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

23.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.96 Rp./kWh

Energy

14 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.06 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.96 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.47 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 104 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 58 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 14/79 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteufhusen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities924 #73 LU · #1499 CH Families & children20.6% #63 LU · #943 CH Age structure18.6% #35 LU · #1525 CH Women share48.1% #73 LU · #1839 CH Foreign residents6.4% #78 LU · #1956 CH Population density76/km² #71 LU · #1610 CH Tax burden14'065 #69 LU · #851 CH Taxes220% #67 LU Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #65 LU · #1600 CH Sunniest municipalities41.6% #13 LU · #1192 CH Rainiest municipalities1'277 mm #19 LU · #531 CH Voter turnout66.6% #5 LU · #109 CH SVP strongholds32.6% #33 LU · #1117 CH SP strongholds2.1% #75 LU · #2016 CH Centre strongholds44.8% #5 LU · #103 CH FDP strongholds9.8% #74 LU · #1413 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #60 LU · #1560 CH Green strongholds1.5% #74 LU · #1990 CH Largest by area12.2 km² #41 LU · #796 CH Highest municipalities717 m #16 LU · #567 CH Remotest municipalities104 min #14 LU · #340 CH Best-connected municipalities104 min #67 LU · #1764 CH Highest peaks855 m #26 LU · #894 CH Highest-lying municipalities713 m #16 LU · #733 CH Greatest vertical range244 m #45 LU · #1161 CH Steepest municipalities10.4° #25 LU · #891 CH Solar potential18 GWh #61 LU · #1078 CH Cheapest electricity28.96 Rp./kWh #77 LU · #1271 CH Most expensive electricity28.96 Rp./kWh #3 LU · #834 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Eriswil4952 Gondiswil4955 Ufhusen6153

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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