Population
2'181↓0.8%
About Werthenstein
Municipality · Lucerne
Werthenstein is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
2'181
Tax multiplier
215%
Werthenstein in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.215%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'821
Bottom quartile in canton
1.02%↓44.0%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture58%
- Forest31%
- Settlement8%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
17.6%↑4.6%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
−3% vs CH
Dwellings
980↓0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
1'550↓2.0%
91%
8%
Fibre
Housing market in Werthenstein
The rental vacancy rate is 1.02%, 30% above the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 215%, 20% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'821, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Werthenstein has 2'181 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
