Beveren covers 152.7 km² and has 48,668 inhabitants. The average age is 42, and 72% of residents own their home. Average net income is €21,023 per person per year. The population is 50.6% women and 49.4% men; the nationalities recorded are 93.9% Belgian, 1.2% Dutch, 0.8% Romanian, 0.8% Polish, 0.6% Portuguese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Bulgarian and 2.3% other. Households have an average of 1.2 cars.
Houses make up 75.7% of the local housing stock, compared with 24.3% apartment buildings. Across all dwellings, the average is 5.5 rooms. Building types are 27.2% semi-closed houses, 25.9% closed houses, 23.7% buildings and flat blocks, 20.7% open houses, farms and castles, 1.6% commercial houses and 0.8% other types. The average building dates from around 1963. There are 36 houses for sale, with an average asking price of €340,545; current listings range from €199,000 to €529,000. The listing information also records 1 flat for sale, averaging €212,000.
Road access includes the N70, N450 and N485. The A14/E17, running between Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent, Kortrijk and Lille, is 5 minutes by car from the centre; access to the A17/E403 towards Brugge, Kortrijk and Tournai is 11 minutes away. Beveren has 12 bus lines, including routes 82 and 83 linking Antwerpen L.O. with Beveren and surrounding places, and route 85 serving Beveren, Vrasene, Stekene and Moerbeke. The listed tram service is De Lijn line 3, Hasselt–Wellen–Borgloon–Heers. The nearest stations named are Harelbeke, Vichte, Waregem, Kortrijk and Ingelmunster.
Families have access to 22 nurseries, 22 nursery schools, 19 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. Named examples include Gemeentelijke Basisschool Kallo, Go! Basisschool De Bever Beveren-Waas, Vrije Basisschool - Wegwijzer, Vrije Basisschool - De Verrekijker, Gemeentelijk Technisch Instituut and Go! Atheneum Beveren-Waas. Shopping options include 4 Carrefour supermarkets, 2 SPAR, 2 Aldi, 2 Delhaize, 1 Albert Heijn, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 LIDL and 1 Colruyt. There are 7 electric-vehicle charging stations and 1 Blue-bike station; no shared cars are available. Wevelgem Airport is 12 minutes away by car or 62 minutes by public transport.