Population
32'777↑0.5%
About Emmen
City · Luzern
Emmen may refer to:Emmen, Netherlands, a town and municipality in the Province of Drenthe FC Emmen, an association football club Emmen, Overijssel, a hamlet in the municipality of Dalfsen Emmen, Switzerland, a city in the Canton of Lucerne Emmen, Germany, a village in the district Gifhorn, Lower Saxony
Population
32'777
Tax multiplier
215%
Emmen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.215%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'800↑1.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'850↑0.7%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
1.47%↓36.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture40%
- Settlement40%
- Forest18%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
39.1%↑1.6%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 8'780/ m²
+3% vs CH
Dwellings
15'646↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
13'788↓0.7%
93%
Property market in Emmen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.47%, 87% above the cantonal average (0.78 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 215%, 20% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'100, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Emmen has 32'777 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
