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Municipality · Lucerne

Ballwil

Get to know Ballwil

Ballwil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

74%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture74%
  • Settlement15%
  • Forest11%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 1'288 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

1'288

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.16%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.16%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.89%
20160.26%
20170.43%
20180.26%
20190.43%
20200.43%
20210.34%
20220.26%
20230.17%
20240.31%
20250.08%
20260.16%
Dwellings1'288Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 532 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings3During 2024
Primary residences94%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage98%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 12.7% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'845

2.8K1.4K0
20212025
Population
20102'524
20112'556
20122'577
20132'611
20142'649
20152'748
20162'794
20172'786
20182'764
20192'710
20202'679
20212'663
20222'668
20232'821
20242'840
20252'845
More about People
Population
2'845End of 2025

2025

2'845

2.8K1.4K0
20212025
Population
20102'524
20112'556
20122'577
20132'611
20142'649
20152'748
20162'794
20172'786
20182'764
20192'710
20202'679
20212'663
20222'668
20232'821
20242'840
20252'845
Foreign residents
9.8%End of 2025

2025

9.8%

1050
20212025
Foreign residents
20105.7%
20115.0%
20126.2%
20136.3%
20146.5%
20157.2%
20168.1%
20178.0%
20187.8%
20197.4%
20208.1%
20218.2%
20228.3%
20239.7%
202410.0%
20259.8%
Jobs (FTE)
664

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 664 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

664

675337.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011784
2012773
2013732
2014769
2015784
2016662
2017670
2018608
2019616
2020629
2021630
2022658
2023675
2024664

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 10'002

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'002/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
150%Tax year 2026

2026

150%

150750
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010150%
2011160%
2012150%
2013160%
2014160%
2015160%
2016160%
2017160%
2018160%
2019160%
2020150%
2021150%
2022150%
2023150%
2024150%
2025150%
2026150%
Median taxable income
CHF 53'500All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 53'500

53.5K26.8K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 49'200
2011CHF 49'800
2012CHF 50'450
2013CHF 51'400
2014CHF 53'100
2015CHF 52'700
2016CHF 53'400
2017CHF 53'800
2018CHF 51'750
2019CHF 53'500
2020CHF 53'000
2021CHF 53'500
2022CHF 53'500
Median net income
CHF 60'350As of 2022

2022

CHF 60'350

60.4K30.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 57'300
2011CHF 57'200
2012CHF 58'700
2013CHF 59'700
2014CHF 60'400
2015CHF 60'600
2016CHF 61'200
2017CHF 59'900
2018CHF 59'100
2019CHF 59'450
2020CHF 59'300
2021CHF 60'050
2022CHF 60'350
Paying direct federal tax82%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%Tax year 2026

2026

145%

160800
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010150%
2011150%
2012150%
2013150%
2014160%
2015160%
2016160%
2017160%
2018160%
2019160%
2020170%
2021170%
2022160%
2023160%
2024160%
2025155%
2026145%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of medium density
Language region
German
Labour market region
Luzern
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020