Population
2'845↑0.2%
About Ballwil
Municipality · Lucerne
Ballwil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
2'845
Tax multiplier
150%
Ballwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.150%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'500
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'350↑0.5%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.08%↓74.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Agriculture73%
- Settlement15%
- Forest12%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
9.8%↓1.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'250↓3.1%
Jobs (FTE)
664↓1.6%
94%
Housing market in Ballwil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.08%, 90% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 150%, 16% below the cantonal average (179 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'300, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Ballwil has 2'845 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).