old) make up 26.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 10.6%. , there were 75 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 85 married individuals, 13 widows or widowers and 6 individuals who are divorced. , there were 69 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 18 households that consist of only one person and 6 households with five or more people. , a total of 68 apartments (94.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 2 apartments (2.8%) were seasonally occupied and 2 apartments (2.8%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 11.2 new units per 1000 residents. The historical population is given in the following chart: Sights The entire village of Lurtigen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Politics In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 33.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (23.4%), the FDP (14.6%) and the SPS (8.9%). The CVP improved their position in Lurtigen rising to first, from third in 2007 (with 20.5%) The SVP moved from first in 2007 (with 34.4%) to second in 2011, the FDP moved from second in 2007 (with 23.2%) to third and the SPS moved from below fourth place in 2007 to fourth. A total of 96 votes were cast in this election, of which 1 or 1.0% was invalid. Economy , Lurtigen had an unemployment rate of 0.7%. , there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 17 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 5 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector. There were 110 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.0% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 40. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 22, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15 of which 4 or (26.7%) were in manufacturing and 11 (73.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 3. In