Poverty and living standards in Arr. Tielt (Flanders, Belgium): official figures
2.5% of the tax returns filed in the Tielt arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the lowest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
Are houses expensive in the Tielt arrondissement?
The median house (closed, semi-detached or detached) sold for €300,000 in the Tielt arrondissement in 2025, the 18th highest of the 42 arrondissements with their own price series and 5% below the Belgian median of €315,000.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in the Tielt arrondissement?
Apartments in the Tielt arrondissement changed hands at a median of €219,000 in 2025, across 168 sales recorded in the deeds (Belgian median €250,000).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyIs the Tielt arrondissement poor?
5.9% of residents of the Tielt arrondissement lived below the administrative poverty threshold of €17,681 a year in 2023, the lowest rate of the 44 arrondissements (Belgium: 10.7%).
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- Median house prices in the Tielt arrondissement rose 43% in ten years, from €210,000 in 2015 to €300,000 in 2025 (Belgium: 57%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- A detached house with four or more facades cost a median €380,000 in the Tielt arrondissement in 2025, against €260,000 for a terraced or semi-detached house with two or three facades. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- 950 houses were sold in the Tielt arrondissement in 2025; a quarter of them went for less than €220,000 and a quarter for more than €390,000. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- The administrative poverty-risk rate in the Tielt arrondissement went from 8.1% in 2015 to 5.9% in 2023, a change of -2.2 percentage points (Belgium: 12.7% to 10.7%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Among the 9 communes of the Tielt arrondissement with published figures, median equivalised disposable income in 2023 ranged from €30,406 in Tielt to €32,053 in Ruiselede. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. Tielt compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Tax returns declaring no taxable income (2023)
Arr. Tielt ranks 44 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Tax returns declaring no taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Arr. Maaseik | 3.7% |
| 39 | Arr. Dendermonde | 3.7% |
| 40 | Arr. Roeselare | 3.5% |
| 41 | Arr. Ieper | 3.4% |
| 42 | Arr. Veurne | 3.1% |
| 43 | Arr. Diksmuide | 3.0% |
| 44 | Arr. Tielt | 2.5% |
Administrative risk of poverty (2023)
Arr. Tielt ranks 44 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Administrative risk of poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Arr. Dendermonde | 6.4% |
| 39 | Arr. Maaseik | 6.4% |
| 40 | Arr. Turnhout | 6.2% |
| 41 | Arr. Leuven | 6.1% |
| 42 | Arr. Brugge | 6.0% |
| 43 | Arr. Diksmuide | 5.9% |
| 44 | Arr. Tielt | 5.9% |
Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) (2023)
Arr. Tielt ranks 31 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Arr. Gent | -2.1 |
| 29 | Arr. Namur | -2.1 |
| 30 | Arr. Neufchâteau | -2.2 |
| 31 | Arr. Tielt | -2.2 |
| 32 | Arr. La Louvière | -2.4 |
| 33 | Arr. Veurne | -2.4 |
| 34 | Arr. Ath | -2.5 |
Median house sale price (2025)
Arr. Tielt ranks 18 of 42, highest first. The two parts of the Verviers arrondissement are not shown separately by Statbel.
| Rank | Area | Median house sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Arr. Dendermonde | €315,000 |
| 16 | Arr. Eeklo | €308,000 |
| 17 | Arr. Aalst | €300,000 |
| 18 | Arr. Tielt | €300,000 |
| 19 | Arr. Tongeren | €299,000 |
| 20 | Arr. Oostende | €297,500 |
| 21 | Arr. Oudenaarde | €295,000 |
Change in median house price, 2015-2025 (2025)
Arr. Tielt ranks 35 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in median house price, 2015-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Arr. La Louvière | +44% |
| 33 | Arr. Diksmuide | +43% |
| 34 | Arr. Ieper | +43% |
| 35 | Arr. Tielt | +43% |
| 36 | Arr. Nivelles | +42% |
| 37 | Arr. Thuin | +42% |
| 38 | Arr. Mons | +42% |
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Sources
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Fiscal statistics on income subject to personal income tax, by municipality of residence, income years 2005-2023 (TF_PSNL_INC_TAX_MUNTY), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5ff459c06f5f…)
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Equivalent administrative disposable income and administrative risk of poverty by municipality, income years 2015-2023 (DataLab), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8fd608fc02ca…)
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Real estate sales according to the nature of the property in the deed of sale, by municipality, arrondissement, province and region, 2010-2026, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd4fa1121df7…)
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