Population
5'213↑2.1%
About Oberkirch LU
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Oberkirch is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
5'213
Tax multiplier
165%
Oberkirch LU in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.165%↑6.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'400↑0.8%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 64'150↓0.5%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.09%↓50.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Settlement25%
- Forest12%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
12.0%↓2.4%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
2'222
Jobs (FTE)
2'809↑3.2%
95%
Housing market in Oberkirch LU
The rental vacancy rate is 0.09%, 89% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 165%, 8% below the cantonal average (179 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 66'500, 7% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Oberkirch LU has 5'213 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).