Kortrijk covers 80.7 km² and has 76,735 inhabitants. The average age is about 42, while 67% of residents own their homes. Average net income is €19,310 per person per year, and women account for 50.7% of the population. Nationalities listed for the municipality are 92.1% Belgian, 0.8% French, 0.8% Moroccan, 0.7% Dutch, 0.5% Somali, 0.5% Afghan, 0.5% Spanish and 4.1% other. There are 3 houses for rent. The average monthly rent is €1,000, with current rents from €900 to €1,050.
The housing stock is 76.9% houses and 23.1% apartment buildings, with buildings dating on average from around 1951. Across the full building mix, 41.2% are closed-type houses, 16.6% are open-type houses, farms or castles, and 15.8% are semi-closed-type houses. Buildings and flat blocks account for 22.1%, commercial houses for 3.4% and other types for 1%. The average number of rooms is about 5.6. Kortrijk’s wider stock and the current house-rental figures give a concrete picture of the market for tenants considering a house here.
The A14/E17 is about 1 minute by car from the centre, on the route between Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent, Kortrijk and Lille. The A17/E403, linking Brugge, Kortrijk and Tournai, is about 7 minutes away. Roads serving the municipality include Groeningelaan, N8, R36, R36z and N43. There are 32 bus lines in Kortrijk, with De Lijn lines 12, 13, 2, 4 and 99 among those listed. The nearest stations to the centre are Kortrijk, Bissegem, Harelbeke, Wevelgem and Vichte. Families will also find 39 nurseries, 34 nursery schools, 33 primary schools and 75 secondary schools in the municipality.
For groceries, Kortrijk has 8 Delhaize, 6 Carrefour and 3 Aldi supermarkets, plus 1 each of Albert Heijn, Louis Delhaize, Bio-Planet, OKay, SPAR, LIDL and Colruyt. Mobility options include 9 electric vehicle charging stations, 1 Blue-bike station and 8 Cambio shared-car stations. Wevelgem Airport is 6 minutes away by car and 37 minutes by public transport. The current house-rental range is €900 to €1,050 per month, with an average of €1,000.