Population
2'683↑0.9%
About Wauwil
Municipality · Lucerne
Wauwil is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
2'683
Tax multiplier
205%
Wauwil in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.205%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'200↑2.9%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 59'000↑1.0%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.76%↑123.5%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture67%
- Settlement23%
- Forest9%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
22.6%↓1.7%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'184↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
598↑1.4%
93%
Housing market in Wauwil
The rental vacancy rate is 0.76%, 3% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 205%, 15% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'700, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wauwil has 2'683 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).