Population
2'499↓0.7%
About Knutwil
Municipality · Lucerne
Knutwil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
2'499
Tax multiplier
225%
Knutwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.225%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'700↑2.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'075↑1.3%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.44%↓39.7%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture66%
- Forest20%
- Settlement14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
13.2%↓0.5%
Below average in canton
Median price
CHF 8'436/ m²
−1% vs CH
Dwellings
1'136↑3.6%
Jobs (FTE)
618↓3.3%
91%
Property market in Knutwil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.44%, 44% below the cantonal average (0.78 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 225%, 26% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'600, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Knutwil has 2'499 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
