Population
5'607↑2.3%
About Buochs
City · Nidwalden
Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Population
5'607
Tax multiplier
197%
Buochs in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.197%↓9.2%
Median taxable income
CHF 53'300↑1.7%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'500↑1.9%
82%
Cantonal tax multiplier
261%↓1.9%
0.71%↓34.9%
Middle in CH
- Agriculture46%
- Forest34%
- Settlement18%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
18.6%↑7.3%
Middle in CH
Dwellings
2'676↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'449↓3.7%
93%
69%
Fibre
Housing market in Buochs
The rental vacancy rate is 0.71%, 5% above the cantonal average (0.68 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 197%, 4% above the cantonal average (190 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'900, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Buochs has 5'607 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
