housing units per 1000 residents was 16.67. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.21%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.9%), with Italian being second most common (1.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.7%). the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. The historical population is given in the following chart: Sights The main sights of Buochs are the church St. Martin, the Loreto chapel in Ennerberg, a monument of Johann Melchior Wyrsch, and the quay. The urban village of Buochs is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Politics In the 2015 federal election the only major party which ran a candidate was the SVP which received 83.8% of the vote. In the federal election, a total of 2,242 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 57.3%. In the 2011 election the SVP received 43.8%, followed by the FDP with 38.0% and the GPS with 18.2%. In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the FDP which received 89.9% of the vote. Most of the rest of the votes went to local small right-wing parties (9.4%). Education In Buochs about 73% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Economy Buochs is classified as a suburban community. , there were a total of 1,971 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 130 people worked in 44 businesses in the primary economic sector. The secondary sector employed 599 workers in 81 separate businesses, of which there were 12 small businesses with a total of 336 employees and larger business with a total of 60 employees. Finally, the tertiary sector provided 1,242 jobs in 240 businesses, of which three mid sized businesses employed a total of 246 employees. In 2015 a total of 16.7% of the population received social assistance. In 2011 the unemployment rate in the municipality was 1%. In 2015 local hotels had a total of 35,351 overnight stays, of which 90.8% were international visitors. In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making was 3.3% while the rate for a single person making was 11.6%, both of which are close to the average for the canton. The canton has a slightly lower than average tax rate for those making and