Population
6'712↑1.0%
About Root
City · Luzern
In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the surface of the soil, but roots can also be aerial or aerating, that is, growing up above the ground or especially above water.
Population
6'712
Tax multiplier
150%
Root in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.150%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'800↑3.7%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'775↑1.5%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
1.02%↑27.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture43%
- Forest27%
- Settlement24%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
28.9%↑2.2%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 21/ m²
+14% vs CH
Dwellings
3'039↑5.7%
Jobs (FTE)
4'685↓0.3%
94%
Housing market in Root
The rental vacancy rate is 1.02%, 30% above the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 150%, 16% below the cantonal average (179 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'050, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Root has 6'712 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).