There are 4 flats for rent in Wetteren. Monthly rents range from €715 to €1,150, with an average of €908. The municipality has 25,815 residents over 37 km², and the average age is about 42. Owners make up 67% of residents, while average net income per person is €19,590 a year. The population is 51% women. Nationalities are 93% Belgian, 1% Polish, 0.8% Dutch, 0.7% Bulgarian, 0.4% Turkish, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.3% Iraqi and 3.4% other. Homes average 5.6 rooms, against a national average of 6; the average building dates from around 1954. Housing stock comprises 76.9% houses and 23.1% apartment buildings. Building types include 21.9% buildings and flat blocks, 30.1% closed-type houses, 22.2% open-type houses, farms and castles, 20.5% semi-closed-type houses, 2.8% commercial houses and 2.5% other types.
From the centre, the A10/E40 entrance is 6 minutes by car, while the A14/E17 entrance is 11 minutes away. The N9, N42, N400a, N400 and N407 also serve Wetteren. Public transport comprises 13 bus lines; the listed De Lijn routes are 130, 27, 28, 46 and 96. The closest stations to the centre are Wetteren, Schellebelle, Kwatrecht / Quatrecht, Serskamp and Wichelen. For households with children, Wetteren has 10 nurseries, 10 nursery schools, 9 primary schools and 15 secondary schools. Examples include Baby-Jungle Groep: De Olifantjes, De Speelboom, Go! Basisschool Campus Kompas, Vrije Kleuterschool - De Spelewei, Vrije Basisschool, Go! Basisschool De 2 Meersen, Mariagaard and Scheppersinstituut 1.
For food shopping, the municipality has 2 SPAR stores and 1 each of Aldi, LIDL, Carrefour and Colruyt. Mobility options include 3 Cambio stations and 6 electric-vehicle charging stations; no shared bicycle service is listed. Brussels Airport is 38 minutes away by car or 84 minutes by public transport. Households average 1.1 cars, below the national average of 1.3. Companies in Wetteren include 112 in hairdressing and other beauty treatment, 74 in restaurants and mobile food service activities, 70 in business and management consultancy, 60 in electrical installation, 56 in landscape services and 54 in computer consultancy.