Berchem-Sainte-Agathe / Sint-Agatha-Berchem is home to 25,179 people on 2.9 km². Residents have an average age of 37, and 51.5% are women. Homeowners account for 52% of households, while average net income per person is €15,545 a year. The population is 80.9% Belgian, 3.7% Romanian, 2.8% Moroccan, 1.8% French, 1.7% Spanish, 1.5% Italian, 1.2% Polish and 6.5% other. Households have an average of 0.8 cars, against 1.3 nationally.
There are 2 flats for rent, listed between €950 and €1,800 per month; the average monthly rent is €1,375. Apartment buildings make up 60.2% of dwellings, with houses accounting for 39.8%. The wider building mix consists of 57.5% buildings and flat blocks, 32.1% closed-type houses, 5% semi-closed-type houses, 3.4% commercial houses, 1% open-type houses, farms or castles, and 1% other buildings. The average home has 5.5 rooms, and the buildings date from around 1956.
Public transport includes STIB tram 19, connecting Groot-Bijgaarden and De Wand, and tram 82, linking Gare de Berchem and Drogenbos. Bus routes include De Lijn 214 and 355, as well as STIB 20, 83 and 87. Rail stations nearest to the centre are Sint-Agatha-Berchem / Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Groot-Bijgaarden / Grand-Bigard, Simonis, Brussel-West / Bruxelles-Ouest and Jette. The R0 Brussels ring is 2 minutes from the centre by car, and the A12 is 7 minutes away; the N9, N9a and R20 are also accessible.
Shopping options in the municipality include 2 Carrefour stores, 2 Delhaize stores, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Lidl and 1 Colruyt. There are 12 nurseries, 9 nursery schools and 9 primary schools, as well as the secondary school Go! Technisch Atheneum Zavelenberg Sint-Agatha-Berchem. For shared travel, residents can use 8 Villo! bicycle stations and 5 Cambio car-sharing stations. The municipality also has 1 electric-vehicle charging station. Brussels Airport is 16 minutes away by car or 59 minutes by public transport.