Population
7'930↑0.8%
About Malters
City · Luzern
Malters is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
7'930
Tax multiplier
195%
Malters in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.195%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'600↑1.8%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'700↑0.9%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.14%↓62.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Forest25%
- Settlement12%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
16.3%↑3.6%
Middle in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+13% vs CH
Dwellings
3'571↑1.6%
Jobs (FTE)
3'330↑2.9%
93%
Housing market in Malters
The rental vacancy rate is 0.14%, 82% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 195%, 9% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'400, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Malters has 7'930 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).