In Waregem, 38,266 people live across 44.5 km². The average age is close to 43, and the population is 50.7% women. Around 73% of residents own their homes; average net income is €19,763 per year. The main nationalities are 94.7% Belgian, 1.6% Polish, 0.6% Moroccan, 0.5% Romanian, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Bulgarian, 0.3% Spanish and 1.6% other. The average number of rooms is about 6.2. Buildings date on average to around 1965, and the stock consists of 79.6% houses and 20.4% apartment buildings.
Apartment buildings and blocks make up 19.6% of Waregem’s buildings. Other types include 29.7% open houses, farms and castles, 26.5% semi-detached houses, 20.3% terraced houses, 2.8% commercial houses and 1% other buildings. There are currently 2 flats for rent. The average rent is €913 per month, with a stated range of €875 to €950. The sale market has 22 flats, averaging €389,333, with prices from €199,000 to €685,000. There is also 1 house for rent at €1,100 per month; houses for sale average €721,708 and range from €299,500 to €2,350,000.
For road travel, the A14/E17 is about 1 minute by car from the centre, and the A17/E403 is around 13 minutes away. The A14/E17 runs through Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas, Ghent and Kortrijk towards Lille; the A17/E403 links the Bruges, Kortrijk and Tournai direction. Routes crossing Waregem include the R35, N43, N357, N382 and N382b. Public transport includes 11 bus lines, among them De Lijn 75, 81, 85, 88 and 89. The nearest listed stations to the centre are Waregem, Vichte, Anzegem, Harelbeke and Aarsele.
There are 21 nurseries, 17 nursery schools, 20 primary schools and 16 secondary schools in the municipality. Named options include Meiklokje/Peutertoren and Het Beukennestje, Vrije Basisschool, Sint-Paulusschool Campus College 1 and Go! Erasmusatheneum Deinze. Food shopping is served by 3 Carrefour and 2 Lidl stores, with 1 each of OKay, SPAR, Delitraiteur, Aldi, Colruyt and Delhaize. Waregem has 7 electric-car charging stations and 2 Blue-bike rental stations, while shared cars are not offered. Wevelgem Airport is 13 minutes away by car, or 57 minutes by public transport.