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Municipality · Lucerne

Oberkirch

Get to know Oberkirch

Oberkirch is a municipality in the district of Sursee 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.

61%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture61%
  • Settlement26%
  • Forest12%
  • Water<1%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 8 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Gross asking rent

CHF 25.9

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

24.626.4

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.18%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.18%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.29%
20160.33%
20170.15%
20180.36%
20191.30%
20200.67%
20210.74%
20220.00%
20230.32%
20240.18%
20250.09%
20260.18%
Gross asking rentCHF 25.9/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 13'367/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings2'228Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 717 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings3During 2024
Primary residences95%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage82%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 41.4% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

5'213

5.2K2.6K0
20212025
Population
20103'687
20113'746
20123'808
20133'892
20144'062
20154'316
20164'636
20174'679
20184'707
20194'794
20204'937
20215'014
20225'068
20235'077
20245'106
20255'213
More about People
Population
5'213End of 2025

2025

5'213

5.2K2.6K0
20212025
Population
20103'687
20113'746
20123'808
20133'892
20144'062
20154'316
20164'636
20174'679
20184'707
20194'794
20204'937
20215'014
20225'068
20235'077
20245'106
20255'213
Foreign residents
12.0%End of 2025

2025

12.0%

12.36.20
20212025
Foreign residents
201011.6%
201111.8%
201211.9%
201311.4%
201411.6%
201511.7%
201611.7%
201712.6%
201811.5%
201911.3%
202011.3%
202111.5%
202211.7%
202311.6%
202412.3%
202512.0%
Jobs (FTE)
2'809

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'809 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'809

2.8K1.4K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20111'449
20121'455
20131'843
20141'866
20151'940
20162'192
20172'261
20182'395
20192'383
20202'391
20212'519
20222'646
20232'722
20242'809

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 10'508

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'508/ 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
165%Tax year 2026

2026

165%

16582.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010170%
2011165%
2012165%
2013165%
2014165%
2015165%
2016165%
2017165%
2018165%
2019165%
2020155%
2021155%
2022155%
2023155%
2024155%
2025155%
2026165%
Median taxable income
CHF 58'400All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 58'400

58.4K29.2K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 48'900
2011CHF 50'300
2012CHF 51'050
2013CHF 51'000
2014CHF 51'200
2015CHF 53'100
2016CHF 54'400
2017CHF 55'100
2018CHF 55'600
2019CHF 56'500
2020CHF 56'500
2021CHF 57'950
2022CHF 58'400
Median net income
CHF 64'150As of 2022

2022

CHF 64'150

64.5K32.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 55'300
2011CHF 56'000
2012CHF 57'000
2013CHF 57'000
2014CHF 57'300
2015CHF 59'100
2016CHF 60'400
2017CHF 60'750
2018CHF 61'700
2019CHF 62'600
2020CHF 62'000
2021CHF 64'450
2022CHF 64'150
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
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a small or outside agglomeration
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Sursee
Labour market region
Sursee
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020