Population
3'887↑0.1%
About Rickenbach (LU)
Municipality · Lucerne
Rickenbach is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Pfeffikon merged into the municipality of Rickenbach.
Population
3'887
Tax multiplier
150%
Rickenbach (LU) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.150%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'600↑2.1%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'500↑0.7%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.29%↓46.3%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture56%
- Forest31%
- Settlement13%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
21.9%↑0.5%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'724↑3.4%
Jobs (FTE)
1'124↓5.2%
90%
Housing market in Rickenbach (LU)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.29%, 63% 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 57'000, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rickenbach (LU) has 3'887 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
