Affligem’s 17.9 km² are home to 13,228 people. The average age is close to 41, and women make up 51% of the population. Home ownership is 83%, average net income is €21,251 per year, and there are 1.4 cars per household on average. Residents’ nationalities are 95.3% Belgian, 1.2% Romanian, 0.5% Dutch, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Congolese, 0.2% Brazilian and 1.8% other. Houses account for 93.1% of buildings, while apartment buildings account for 6.9%. The building types are 37.2% semi-detached houses, 32.2% detached houses, farms and castles, 20.6% terraced houses, 6.7% buildings and blocks of flats, 2.5% commercial houses and 0.8% other types. Buildings date on average from around 1960, and the average number of rooms is about 5.9.
There are currently 0 houses for rent in Affligem, so no monthly house-rent range is listed. For context, the current sale market has 27 houses, with a stated average price of €445,320 and a range from €220,000 to €870,000. The N9 and N208 are local main roads. The A10/E40 entrance is 7 minutes by car from the town centre, and the R0 Brussels ring entrance is 13 minutes away. The E40 route serves Brussels, Aalst, Ghent, Bruges and Ostend.
Eight De Lijn bus lines serve Affligem. The listed routes include line 212, an express between Brussels, Asse and Aalst; line 213 via Ternat and Teralfene; line 214 between Brussels, Asse and Aalst; line 340, Belbus Faluintjes–Opwijk; and line 625 between Pamel, Liedekerke and Essene. Stations nearest the centre are Essene-Lombeek, Liedekerke, Denderleeuw, Iddergem and Ternat. Childcare and education include 2 nurseries, 6 nursery schools and 5 primary schools, with examples such as De Paddestoel, Kastaar En Vedette and Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Vincentius Hekelgem. There is no secondary school. Grocery shopping includes 1 Aldi and 1 Lidl.
There are no shared bicycles or shared cars in Affligem, and no known charging station for electric vehicles. Brussels Airport is 23 minutes away by car and 103 minutes by public transport. The current rental count is 0 houses, while the transport, schools and shops described here are in the municipality.