Poverty and living standards in Arr. La Louvière (Wallonia, Belgium): official figures
9.1% of the tax returns filed in the La Louvière arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 6th highest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
How much does a house cost in the La Louvière arrondissement?
The median house (closed, semi-detached or detached) sold for €180,000 in the La Louvière arrondissement in 2025, the 4th lowest of the 42 arrondissements with their own price series and 43% below the Belgian median of €315,000.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in the La Louvière arrondissement?
Apartments in the La Louvière arrondissement changed hands at a median of €155,000 in 2025, across 221 sales recorded in the deeds (Belgian median €250,000).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in the La Louvière arrondissement?
15.6% of residents of the La Louvière arrondissement lived below the administrative poverty threshold of €17,681 a year in 2023, the 4th highest rate of the 44 arrondissements (Belgium: 10.7%).
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- Median house prices in the La Louvière arrondissement rose 44% in ten years, from €125,000 in 2015 to €180,000 in 2025 (Belgium: 57%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- A detached house with four or more facades cost a median €285,000 in the La Louvière arrondissement in 2025, against €165,000 for a terraced or semi-detached house with two or three facades. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- 1,291 houses were sold in the La Louvière arrondissement in 2025; a quarter of them went for less than €125,000 and a quarter for more than €255,000. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- The administrative poverty-risk rate in the La Louvière arrondissement went from 17.9% in 2015 to 15.6% in 2023, a change of -2.4 percentage points (Belgium: 12.7% to 10.7%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Among the 4 communes of the La Louvière arrondissement with published figures, median equivalised disposable income in 2023 ranged from €25,281 in La Louvière to €29,169 in Estinnes. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. La Louvière compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Tax returns declaring no taxable income (2023)
Arr. La Louvière ranks 6 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Tax returns declaring no taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Arr. Charleroi | 10.2% |
| 4 | Arr. Mons | 9.8% |
| 5 | Arr. Liège | 9.2% |
| 6 | Arr. La Louvière | 9.1% |
| 7 | Arr. Soignies | 7.9% |
| 8 | Arr. Namur | 7.8% |
| 9 | Arr. Nivelles | 7.7% |
Administrative risk of poverty (2023)
Arr. La Louvière ranks 4 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Administrative risk of poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | 21.7% |
| 2 | Arr. Charleroi | 19.2% |
| 3 | Arr. Liège | 16.4% |
| 4 | Arr. La Louvière | 15.6% |
| 5 | Arr. Mons | 15.4% |
| 6 | Arr. Verviers — communes francophones | 13.5% |
| 7 | Arr. Thuin | 12.6% |
Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) (2023)
Arr. La Louvière ranks 32 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 35 | Arr. Dinant | -2.5 |
Median house sale price (2025)
Arr. La Louvière ranks 39 of 42, highest first. The two parts of the Verviers arrondissement are not shown separately by Statbel.
| Rank | Area | Median house sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Arr. Dinant | €215,000 |
| 37 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | €210,000 |
| 38 | Arr. Thuin | €195,000 |
| 39 | Arr. La Louvière | €180,000 |
| 40 | Arr. Philippeville | €175,500 |
| 41 | Arr. Charleroi | €175,000 |
| 42 | Arr. Mons | €170,000 |
Change in median house price, 2015-2025 (2025)
Arr. La Louvière ranks 32 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in median house price, 2015-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | +47% |
| 30 | Arr. Philippeville | +46% |
| 31 | Arr. Charleroi | +46% |
| 32 | Arr. La Louvière | +44% |
| 33 | Arr. Diksmuide | +43% |
| 34 | Arr. Ieper | +43% |
| 35 | Arr. Tielt | +43% |
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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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