Lommis - Demographics

Demographics

Lommis has a population (as of December 2011) of 1,116 As of 2008, 9.0% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 9.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German(94.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.1%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).

As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population was made up of 474 Swiss men (44.3% of the population), and 55 (5.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 500 Swiss women (46.7%), and 41 (3.8%) non-Swiss women.

In 2008 there were 6 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 1. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 9 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 5 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 12 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.0%.

The age distribution, as of 2009, in Lommis is; 117 children or 10.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 191 teenagers or 17.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 108 people or 9.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 109 people or 10.0% are between 30 and 39, 237 people or 21.8% are between 40 and 49, and 160 people or 14.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 90 people or 8.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 50 people or 4.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 20 people or 1.8% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000, there were 354 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. In 2000 there were 184 single family homes (or 87.6% of the total) out of a total of 210 inhabited buildings. There were 14 two family buildings (6.7%), 3 three family buildings (1.4%) and 9 multi-family buildings (or 4.3%). There were 173 (or 18.0%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 615 (or 63.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 36 (or 3.7%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 4 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 8 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 22 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.

The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008, was 2.4%. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 1 new units per 1000 residents. In 2000 there were 378 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 119. There were 4 single room apartments and 90 apartments with six or more rooms. As of 2000 the average price to rent an average apartment in Lommis was 1148.55 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$920, £520, €740 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 410.00 CHF (US$330, £180, €260), a two room apartment was about 862.22 CHF (US$690, £390, €550), a three room apartment was about 931.19 CHF (US$740, £420, €600) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1572.00 CHF (US$1260, £710, €1010). The average apartment price in Lommis was 102.9% of the national average of 1116 CHF.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.57% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (15.49%), the FDP (9.8%) and the Green Party (9.66%). In the federal election, a total of 373 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 52.1%.

The historical population is given in the following table: