Population
4'287↑0.1%
About Schüpfheim
City · Luzern
Schüpfheim is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is part of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve since 2001.
Population
4'287
Tax multiplier
220%
Schüpfheim in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.220%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'700↑2.1%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 49'500↓0.2%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.73%↓12.0%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture59%
- Forest33%
- Settlement6%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
8.5%↑6.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 18/ m²
−1% vs CH
Dwellings
2'055↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
1'779↓1.4%
86%
2%
Fibre
Housing market in Schüpfheim
The rental vacancy rate is 0.73%, 7% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 220%, 23% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'300, 17% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Schüpfheim has 4'287 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
