Population
7'983↑1.5%
About Rothenburg
City · Luzern
Rothenburg is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
7'983
Tax multiplier
165%
Rothenburg in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.165%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 56'000↑2.8%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'200↑1.1%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.09%↓79.1%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Agriculture63%
- Settlement20%
- Forest17%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
11.8%↓1.6%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
3'333↓4.4%
Jobs (FTE)
5'838↑2.0%
94%
10%
Fibre
Housing market in Rothenburg
The rental vacancy rate is 0.09%, 89% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 165%, 8% below the cantonal average (179 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'450, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Rothenburg has 7'983 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
