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Schwarzenberg

Get to know Schwarzenberg

Schwarzenberg is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by woodland

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

56%

Forest

  • Forest56%
  • Agriculture36%
  • Other5%
  • Settlement3%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 893 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

893

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.34%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.34%

2.21.10
20222026
Vacancy
20150.25%
20160.36%
20170.24%
20180.12%
20190.12%
20200.35%
20211.05%
20222.15%
20231.69%
20240.45%
20250.45%
20260.34%
Asking priceCHF 7'616/ m²9 Nov 2026
Dwellings893Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 592 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings6During 2024
Primary residences85%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage78%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 11.1% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

1'808

1.8K908.50
20212025
Population
20101'628
20111'633
20121'676
20131'682
20141'686
20151'704
20161'719
20171'690
20181'709
20191'726
20201'738
20211'746
20221'796
20231'792
20241'817
20251'808
More about People
Population
1'808End of 2025

2025

1'808

1.8K908.50
20212025
Population
20101'628
20111'633
20121'676
20131'682
20141'686
20151'704
20161'719
20171'690
20181'709
20191'726
20201'738
20211'746
20221'796
20231'792
20241'817
20251'808
Foreign residents
8.2%End of 2025

2025

8.2%

94.50
20212025
Foreign residents
20106.0%
20116.4%
20126.5%
20136.5%
20146.4%
20156.8%
20167.5%
20177.3%
20187.5%
20197.3%
20207.6%
20217.4%
20228.6%
20239.0%
20248.3%
20258.2%
Jobs (FTE)
323

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 323 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

323

323161.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011314
2012320
2013300
2014290
2015297
2016307
2017319
2018305
2019305
2020289
2021300
2022307
2023312
2024323

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 12'026

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 12'026/ 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
210%Tax year 2026

2026

210%

2101050
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010240%
2011240%
2012230%
2013230%
2014220%
2015220%
2016220%
2017220%
2018220%
2019220%
2020210%
2021210%
2022210%
2023210%
2024210%
2025210%
2026210%
Median taxable income
CHF 51'150All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 51'150

51.3K25.7K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 42'200
2011CHF 42'100
2012CHF 42'850
2013CHF 42'650
2014CHF 43'000
2015CHF 44'000
2016CHF 46'100
2017CHF 47'400
2018CHF 48'500
2019CHF 48'600
2020CHF 50'600
2021CHF 51'300
2022CHF 51'150
Median net income
CHF 57'075As of 2022

2022

CHF 57'075

58K29K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 49'900
2011CHF 50'550
2012CHF 50'000
2013CHF 49'600
2014CHF 50'050
2015CHF 50'900
2016CHF 52'800
2017CHF 54'500
2018CHF 54'300
2019CHF 55'100
2020CHF 57'200
2021CHF 57'950
2022CHF 57'075
Paying direct federal tax79%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
Rural
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of low density
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Luzern
Labour market region
Luzern
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020