Frameries is home to 21,934 residents within 26.1 km². The average age is 40; 68% of inhabitants own their dwelling, and average net income is €15,251 per person per year. Nationalities are 90.2% Belgian, 5.6% Italian, 1.4% French, 0.3% Moroccan, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Algerian, 0.2% Congolese and 1.8% other. Women make up 52.6% of the population. Households own about 1 car on average.
The local housing stock is predominantly houses, at 92.3%, while 7.7% is in apartment buildings. Homes average 5.8 rooms, and buildings were constructed around 1917 on average. By building type, 54.2% are closed houses, 21.4% semi-closed houses, 14% open houses, farms and castles, 7.5% buildings and flat blocks, 2.5% commercial houses and 0.4% other types. There are 2 houses for rent. The average rent is €800 per month, with current rents between €700 and €900 per month.
The N543, N544, N545 and N546 cross Frameries. The A7 / E19–E42 entrance, on the route linking Halle, Nivelles, Mons and Valenciennes, is 8 minutes by car from the town centre. Access to the A15 / E42 towards La Louvière, Charleroi, Namur and Liège takes 19 minutes by car. TEC buses serving the area include line 1 from Mons to Saint-Ghislain, line 2 from Mons to Dour, line 25 from Jemappes to Blaregnies, line 96 from Mons to Aulnois, and BLQ, Proxibus Quévy. Stations listed are Frameries, Genly, Jemappes, Quaregnon and Bergen / Mons. No metro or tram service is listed.
Childcare and education include 17 nurseries, 17 nursery schools, 17 primary schools and the secondary school Institut Saint-Luc. Named options include Les Enfants D'Abord, Groupe Scolaire Communal De Calmette, Ecole Fondamentale Libre - Institut Saint-Joseph and Ecole Fondamentale Sainte Marie. For groceries, the commune has 2 Carrefour supermarkets, plus 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 OKay, 1 Trafic, 1 Intermarché and 1 Delhaize. No shared-bike or shared-car service is listed, and there is no known EV charging station. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 32 minutes away by car and 123 minutes by public transport.