[3] Laupersdorf has an area, as of 2009[update], of 15.51 square kilometers (5.99 sq mi).

It consists of the linear village of Laupersdorf, the hamlet of Höngen and the Änerholz area with several scattered houses.

It is at an altitude of 493 meters (1,617 ft) above sea level and lies 3 km (1.86 mi) in the west of Balsthal (capital of the district of Thal).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Number 8 argent.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,543 or 93.5%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (31 or 1.9%) and Albanian being third (26 or 1.6%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Laupersdorf is; 150 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 310 teenagers or 18.8% are between 7 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The entire town of Höngen is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 42.11% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 679 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 55.4%.

[8] There were 831 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.3% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 56, of which 51 were in agriculture and 5 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 32 or 41.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 12 or 15.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 2.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 7 or 9.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 13 or 16.9% were in education and 2 or 2.6% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 1,188 or 72.0% were Roman Catholic, while 256 or 15.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The education system in the Canton of Solothurn allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory Kindergarten.

All the lower secondary students from Laupersdorf attend their school in a neighboring municipality.

The library has (as of 2008[update]) 6,916 books or other media, and loaned out 15,057 items in the same year.

[20] Laupersdorf is easy to reach as the main road from Oensingen to Moutier pass it.