Population
4'404↑0.5%
About Sempach
Municipality · Lucerne
Sempach is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
4'404
Tax multiplier
165%
Sempach in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.165%↓2.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'900↑0.6%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 63'150↓1.5%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.91%↓6.2%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture64%
- Settlement21%
- Forest14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
10.0%↑3.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'978↑6.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'567↑0.5%
92%
Housing market in Sempach
The rental vacancy rate is 0.91%, 16% above the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 165%, 8% below the cantonal average (179 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 67'700, 9% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Sempach has 4'404 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
