In Avelgem, 10,158 people live within a commune covering 22.1 km². The average age is 42, and 50.7% of residents are women. Home ownership stands at 74%; average net income is €18,356 per person each year. There is an average of 1.2 cars per household. Recorded nationalities are 96.7% Belgian, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% French, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Romanian, 0.2% Slovak, 0.2% Afghan and 1.4% other.
Apartment buildings account for 13.6% of dwellings in the commune, compared with 86.4% for houses. The average home has 5.8 rooms, and buildings date from around 1957 on average. Across all building types, 30.5% are semi-detached houses, 30% detached houses, farms or castles, 22.7% terraced houses, 13.1% apartment buildings and blocks of flats, 3.3% commercial houses and 0.4% other types. There are currently 2 flats for rent. The stated average monthly rent is €695; available rents range from €690 to €700.
Avelgem is served by the N8, N8e, N36, N353 and N391a. The A14/E17, with routes towards Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent, Kortrijk and Lille, is a 14-minute drive from the centre. The A17/E403 towards Brugge, Kortrijk and Tournai is a 16-minute drive away. There are 9 bus lines, including De Lijn services 65, 85, 91 and 99 and TEC line 97 between Tournai and Ronse. The area’s listed stations are Anzegem, Vichte, Ronse/Renaix, Harelbeke and Waregem.
The commune has 6 nurseries, 6 nursery schools, 4 primary schools and 6 secondary schools. Examples include Zonnetje Avelgem (De Toekomst), Biebelebontseberg, Vrije Basisschool Sint-Jan Berchmans Avelgem, Vrije Kleuterschool and Sint-Paulusschool Campus Sint-Jan Berchmans 1 and 2. Grocery shops include 1 SPAR, 1 Aldi, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt. There are no shared bicycles or shared cars in Avelgem, and no known EV charging station. Wevelgem Airport is 22 minutes away by car, while the journey by public transport takes 62 minutes.