Poverty and living standards in Arr. Turnhout (Flanders, Belgium): official figures
3.8% of the tax returns filed in the Turnhout arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 11th lowest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
Are houses expensive in the Turnhout arrondissement?
The median house (closed, semi-detached or detached) sold for €340,000 in the Turnhout arrondissement in 2025, the 10th highest of the 42 arrondissements with their own price series and 8% above the Belgian median of €315,000.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in the Turnhout arrondissement?
Apartments in the Turnhout arrondissement changed hands at a median of €257,000 in 2025, across 1,663 sales recorded in the deeds (Belgian median €250,000).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyIs the Turnhout arrondissement poor?
6.2% of residents of the Turnhout arrondissement lived below the administrative poverty threshold of €17,681 a year in 2023, the 5th lowest rate of the 44 arrondissements (Belgium: 10.7%).
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- Median house prices in the Turnhout arrondissement rose 48% in ten years, from €230,000 in 2015 to €340,000 in 2025 (Belgium: 57%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- A detached house with four or more facades cost a median €384,500 in the Turnhout arrondissement in 2025, against €300,000 for a terraced or semi-detached house with two or three facades. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- 4,662 houses were sold in the Turnhout arrondissement in 2025; a quarter of them went for less than €260,000 and a quarter for more than €449,000. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- The administrative poverty-risk rate in the Turnhout arrondissement went from 7.3% in 2015 to 6.2% in 2023, a change of -1.1 percentage points (Belgium: 12.7% to 10.7%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Among the 27 communes of the Turnhout arrondissement with published figures, median equivalised disposable income in 2023 ranged from €28,239 in Turnhout to €32,978 in Vosselaar. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. Turnhout compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Tax returns declaring no taxable income (2023)
Arr. Turnhout ranks 34 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Tax returns declaring no taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Arr. Kortrijk | 3.9% |
| 32 | Arr. Tongeren | 3.9% |
| 33 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 3.9% |
| 34 | Arr. Turnhout | 3.8% |
| 35 | Arr. Oostende | 3.8% |
| 36 | Arr. Brugge | 3.8% |
| 37 | Arr. Eeklo | 3.7% |
Administrative risk of poverty (2023)
Arr. Turnhout ranks 40 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Administrative risk of poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Arr. Eeklo | 6.5% |
| 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% |
Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) (2023)
Arr. Turnhout ranks 9 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | -0.7 |
| 7 | Arr. Dendermonde | -0.8 |
| 8 | Arr. Roeselare | -1.0 |
| 9 | Arr. Turnhout | -1.1 |
| 10 | Arr. Oudenaarde | -1.2 |
| 11 | Arr. Nivelles | -1.3 |
| 12 | Arr. Mechelen | -1.3 |
Median house sale price (2025)
Arr. Turnhout ranks 10 of 42, highest first. The two parts of the Verviers arrondissement are not shown separately by Statbel.
| Rank | Area | Median house sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Arr. Brugge | €365,000 |
| 8 | Arr. Mechelen | €360,000 |
| 9 | Arr. Veurne | €341,250 |
| 10 | Arr. Turnhout | €340,000 |
| 11 | Arr. Arlon | €330,000 |
| 12 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | €330,000 |
| 13 | Arr. Maaseik | €320,000 |
Change in median house price, 2015-2025 (2025)
Arr. Turnhout ranks 27 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in median house price, 2015-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | +51% |
| 25 | Arr. Ath | +50% |
| 26 | Arr. Roeselare | +49% |
| 27 | Arr. Turnhout | +48% |
| 28 | Arr. Oudenaarde | +48% |
| 29 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | +47% |
| 30 | Arr. Philippeville | +46% |
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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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