Population
4'868↑2.5%
About Wolhusen
Municipality · Lucerne
Wolhusen is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Population
4'868
Tax multiplier
230%
Wolhusen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.230%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 46'100↑2.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'959↑3.1%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.24%↓44.2%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture57%
- Forest31%
- Settlement10%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
28.0%↑3.6%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
2'083↓0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
1'873↑7.8%
92%
45%
Fibre
Housing market in Wolhusen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.24%, 69% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 230%, 29% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'050, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Wolhusen has 4'868 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
