Population
32'777↑0.5%
About Emmen
City · Luzern
Emmen is a village and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality Emmen consists of the village Emmen, the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets.
Population
32'777
Tax multiplier
215%
Emmen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.215%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'800↑1.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'850↑0.7%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
1.47%↓36.1%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture40%
- Settlement40%
- Forest18%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
39.1%↑1.6%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 9'280/ m²
+9% vs CH
Dwellings
15'646↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
13'788↓0.7%
93%
54%
Fibre
Property market in Emmen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.47%, 87% above the cantonal average (0.78 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 215%, 20% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'100, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Emmen has 32'777 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
