Population
11'118↑0.8%
About Sursee
City · Luzern
Sursee is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Sursee is located at the northern end of Lake Sempach, not far from where the Sure stream exits the lake ("See"), hence the name "Sursee".
Population
11'118
Tax multiplier
185%
Sursee in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.185%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'500↑1.2%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 57'025↑0.2%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.11%↓57.7%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Settlement56%
- Forest22%
- Agriculture21%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
19.0%↑2.8%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 22/ m²
+21% vs CH
Dwellings
5'455↑1.3%
Jobs (FTE)
11'531↑0.4%
93%
72%
Fibre
Housing market in Sursee
The rental vacancy rate is 0.11%, 86% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 185%, 4% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'200, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Sursee has 11'118 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
