Population
4'587↑0.6%
About Marbach LU
City · Luzern
Marbach is a former municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Escholzmatt and Marbach merged to form the new municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach.
Population
4'587
Tax multiplier
200%
Marbach LU in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.200%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'200↑2.8%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'000↑0.4%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
1.24%↑6.9%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture47%
- Forest46%
- Other3%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
8.6%↑9.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 6'390/ m²
−25% vs CH
Dwellings
2'419↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'675↑0.9%
84%
Property market in Marbach LU
The rental vacancy rate is 1.24%, 58% above the cantonal average (0.78 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 200%, 12% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 47'000, 24% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Marbach LU has 4'587 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
