Bever / Biévène covers 19.2 km² and has 2,159 residents. The average age is about 41, and 50.4% of the population is male. Home ownership stands at 85%, while average net income per person is €20,209 per year. The recorded nationalities are 95.4% Belgian, 1% Ukrainian, 0.7% Italian, 0.7% Dutch, 0.4% French, 0.3% Romanian, 0.2% Spanish and 1.2% other. There are 8 houses for sale, with an average asking price of €344,875. Current house listings range from €195,000 to €575,000.
Houses make up 99% of the local building stock; apartment buildings account for 1%. The average home has 6.3 rooms. By building type, 66.9% are detached houses, farms or castles, 18.2% semi-detached houses, 5.3% terraced houses, 1.2% commercial houses, 0.9% buildings and apartment blocks, and 7.4% other types. The average building dates from around 1930. Mixed farming is the most represented business activity, with 26 firms; there are also 15 management consultancy firms, 14 landscape service companies and 7 crop-production support businesses.
The A8 / E429 - E42, on the Halle–Tournai–Lille route, is a 4-minute drive from the centre. Access to the Brussels ring, R0, takes 19 minutes by car. The N249 and N263 are also main roads in the municipality. De Lijn bus services include line 161 between Leerbeek and Geraardsbergen, line 72 between Oostakker, Gent and Merelbeke Molenhoek, line 73 between Gent, Oostakker and Zelzate/Wachtebeke Overslag, and line 74 between Tongeren and Liège. Nearby stations are Galmaarden / Gammerages, Tollembeek, Viane-Moerbeke, Herne and Opzullik / Silly.
For families, Bever has 1 nursery, Pierrot 3, and 2 nursery schools and 2 primary schools, including Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Ak'Cent Bever. There is no secondary school in the municipality. The local supermarket is 1 SPAR. No shared bicycles, shared cars or known public charging stations are available in the municipality. Brussels Airport is 46 minutes away by car or 145 minutes by public transport.