Population
2'777↓0.3%
About Pfaffnau
City · Luzern
Pfaffnau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. In the municipality two different parts are existing, the village Pfaffnau and the Former Monastery of St. Urban.
Population
2'777
Tax multiplier
230%
Pfaffnau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
230%↑4.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 64'543
Middle in canton
Vacancy
1.89%↑44.3%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture63%
- Forest25%
- Settlement11%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
19.5%↑2.9%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
1'376↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'483↑6.2%
87%
14%
Fibre
Housing market in Pfaffnau
The rental vacancy rate is 1.89%, 141% above the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 230%, 29% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'543, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Pfaffnau has 2'777 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
