Population
2'505↑1.7%
About Gersau
Municipality · Schwyz
Gersau is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Gersau was for many centuries an independent micro-state in permanent alliance with the Swiss Confederation.
Population
2'505
Tax multiplier
145%
Gersau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.145%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'900↑1.5%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'850↑1.2%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
110%↓4.3%
1.41%↓37.6%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest52%
- Agriculture39%
- Settlement7%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
30.9%↑3.8%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'631↑2.4%
Jobs (FTE)
372↓1.8%
75%
Housing market in Gersau
The rental vacancy rate is 1.41%, 167% above the cantonal average (0.53 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 145%, 3% above the cantonal average (141 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'800, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gersau has 2'505 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).