Population
6'067↓0.3%
About Altwis
City · Luzern
Altwis is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Altwis merged into the municipality of Hitzkirch.
Population
6'067
Tax multiplier
180%
Altwis in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.180%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'600↑3.5%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 58'700↑1.6%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.81%↑15.7%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture64%
- Forest24%
- Settlement11%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
18.2%↑0.1%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+8% vs CH
Dwellings
2'716↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
2'388↓1.2%
88%
3%
Fibre
Housing market in Altwis
The rental vacancy rate is 0.81%, 3% above the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 180%, roughly the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 62'000, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Altwis has 6'067 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
