Poverty and living standards in Arr. Ath (Wallonia, Belgium): official figures
6.4% of the tax returns filed in the Ath arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 17th highest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
How much does a house cost in the Ath arrondissement?
The median house (closed, semi-detached or detached) sold for €240,000 in the Ath arrondissement in 2025, the 11th lowest of the 42 arrondissements with their own price series and 24% below the Belgian median of €315,000.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in the Ath arrondissement?
Apartments in the Ath arrondissement changed hands at a median of €199,000 in 2025, across 206 sales recorded in the deeds (Belgian median €250,000).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in the Ath arrondissement?
8.7% of residents of the Ath arrondissement lived below the administrative poverty threshold of €17,681 a year in 2023, the 20th highest rate of the 44 arrondissements (Belgium: 10.7%).
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- Median house prices in the Ath arrondissement rose 50% in ten years, from €160,000 in 2015 to €240,000 in 2025 (Belgium: 57%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- A detached house with four or more facades cost a median €315,000 in the Ath arrondissement in 2025, against €190,000 for a terraced or semi-detached house with two or three facades. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- 1,325 houses were sold in the Ath arrondissement in 2025; a quarter of them went for less than €160,000 and a quarter for more than €340,000. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- The administrative poverty-risk rate in the Ath arrondissement went from 11.2% in 2015 to 8.7% in 2023, a change of -2.5 percentage points (Belgium: 12.7% to 10.7%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Among the 11 communes of the Ath arrondissement with published figures, median equivalised disposable income in 2023 ranged from €27,924 in Bernissart to €32,347 in Silly. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. Ath compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Tax returns declaring no taxable income (2023)
Arr. Ath ranks 17 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Tax returns declaring no taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Arr. Philippeville | 6.9% |
| 15 | Arr. Leuven | 6.8% |
| 16 | Arr. Dinant | 6.4% |
| 17 | Arr. Ath | 6.4% |
| 18 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | 6.4% |
| 19 | Arr. Huy | 6.3% |
| 20 | Arr. Antwerpen | 6.1% |
Administrative risk of poverty (2023)
Arr. Ath ranks 20 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Administrative risk of poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Arr. Huy | 9.2% |
| 18 | Arr. Bastogne | 9.1% |
| 19 | Arr. Arlon | 8.7% |
| 20 | Arr. Ath | 8.7% |
| 21 | Arr. Virton | 8.6% |
| 22 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 8.4% |
| 23 | Arr. Oostende | 8.3% |
Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) (2023)
Arr. Ath ranks 34 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Arr. Tielt | -2.2 |
| 32 | Arr. La Louvière | -2.4 |
| 33 | Arr. Veurne | -2.4 |
| 34 | Arr. Ath | -2.5 |
| 35 | Arr. Dinant | -2.5 |
| 36 | Arr. Verviers — communes francophones | -2.6 |
| 37 | Arr. Liège | -2.6 |
Median house sale price (2025)
Arr. Ath ranks 32 of 42, highest first. The two parts of the Verviers arrondissement are not shown separately by Statbel.
| Rank | Area | Median house sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arr. Virton | €248,000 |
| 30 | Arr. Huy | €245,000 |
| 31 | Arr. Soignies | €245,000 |
| 32 | Arr. Ath | €240,000 |
| 33 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | €240,000 |
| 34 | Arr. Neufchâteau | €240,000 |
| 35 | Arr. Liège | €220,000 |
Change in median house price, 2015-2025 (2025)
Arr. Ath ranks 25 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in median house price, 2015-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Arr. Namur | +53% |
| 23 | Arr. Soignies | +51% |
| 24 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | +51% |
| 25 | Arr. Ath | +50% |
| 26 | Arr. Roeselare | +49% |
| 27 | Arr. Turnhout | +48% |
| 28 | Arr. Oudenaarde | +48% |
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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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