Population
7'645↑1.4%
About Ruswil
Municipality · Lucerne
Ruswil is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
7'645
Tax multiplier
200%
Ruswil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.200%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 49'500↑0.6%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'000↑0.6%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.18%↑500.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture71%
- Forest21%
- Settlement8%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
12.6%↑5.5%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
3'333
Jobs (FTE)
2'564
91%
Housing market in Ruswil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.18%, 77% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 200%, 12% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'850, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Ruswil has 7'645 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
