Dentergem covers 26.1 km² and has 8,555 inhabitants. Residents have an average age close to 42 years; 78% own their homes, and average net income is €18,332 per year. The population is 50.3% men. Nationalities are 95.7% Belgian, 1.8% Polish, 0.7% Romanian, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Moroccan, 0.1% Hungarian and 1% other. Apartment buildings make up 6.7% of dwellings, with houses accounting for 93.3%. By building type, 47.6% are open-type houses, farms or castles, 25.9% semi-detached houses, 15.3% terraced houses, 6.4% buildings and apartment blocks, 3.3% commercial houses and 1.6% other types. Buildings date on average from around 1959, and the average dwelling has about 6.1 rooms.
There are currently no flats for rent in Dentergem. The supplied average monthly rent, highest rent and lowest rent are all €0. Households own about 1.4 cars on average. The centre is about 8 minutes by car from the A14/E17 and about 17 minutes from the A10/E40. The N305, N327, N440 and N459 also run through the local road network. The A14/E17 connects Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas, Ghent and Kortrijk towards Lille; the A10/E40 links Brussels, Aalst, Ghent, Bruges and Ostend.
There are 7 bus lines in Dentergem, including De Lijn lines 125, 53, 73, 77 and 88. The nearest stations to the centre are Aarsele, Tielt, Waregem, Deinze and Ingelmunster. The municipality has 3 nurseries, 5 nursery schools and 6 primary schools. Examples named locally are Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Wegwijzer, Gemeentelijke Basisschool, Vrije Basisschool and Vrije Basisschool - Zeppelin. Dentergem has no secondary school. The town’s shops include 1 SPAR and 1 Delhaize.
There are no shared bicycles or shared cars currently available in Dentergem, and no known charging station. Wevelgem Airport is about 24 minutes away by car or 62 minutes by public transport. Apartment buildings account for a smaller portion of the housing stock than houses, and no flats are currently listed for rent. The supplied rental figures for apartments are €0 per month at both ends of the stated range.