Population
30'685↑2.3%
About Obernau
City · Luzern
Obernau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Since January 2021, it is part of the municipality Neitersen.
Population
30'685
Tax multiplier
185%
Obernau in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.185%↓2.6%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'200↑2.0%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'300↑1.8%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
145%↓6.5%
0.51%↑96.2%
Middle in canton
- Forest51%
- Agriculture27%
- Settlement21%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
25.4%↑3.6%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 27/ m²
+50% vs CH
Dwellings
15'098↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
10'476↑1.8%
92%
66%
Fibre
Housing market in Obernau
The rental vacancy rate is 0.51%, 35% below the cantonal average (0.78 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 185%, 4% above the cantonal average (179 %). Median taxable income is CHF 58'300, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Obernau has 30'685 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
