Evere has 41,763 inhabitants across 5.1 km². The average age is about 38, and 52.2% of residents are women. Tenants make up 57% of households, while average net income per person is €13,654 a year. The population includes 72.5% Belgians, 4.4% Indians, 3% Romanians, 2.1% Italians, 2.1% French residents, 2.1% Moroccans, 1.8% Poles and 12% people of other nationalities. Houses account for 29.4% of dwellings, compared with 70.6% in apartment buildings. Across building types, 67.3% are buildings and flat blocks, 24.4% closed-type houses, 3.5% semi-closed houses, 2.8% commercial houses, 2% other buildings and 0.1% open-type houses, farms or castles. Buildings date on average from around 1962, and the average home has about 4.7 rooms.
There are 25 houses for sale in Evere. Their average asking price is €685,600, with listings ranging from €290,000 to €1,750,000. The municipality also has 260 flats for sale, averaging €313,547, with prices from €130,000 to €755,000. N2, N21 and N22 pass through Evere. From the centre, access to the A3 / E25–E40–E42 towards Brussels, Leuven, Liège, Eupen and Aachen takes 6 minutes by car; the Brussels ring road, R0, is 5 minutes away. Tram lines 55, DA VINCI–ROGIER, and 62, EUROCONTROL–CIMETIERE DE JETTE, serve the municipality. Bus routes include STIB 21, 45, 65, 66 and 80, among 24 bus lines. Stations include Evere, Bordet, Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek, Meiser and Haren-Zuid / Haren-Sud.
Families have 26 nurseries, 16 nursery schools, 18 primary schools and 5 secondary schools in the municipality. Examples include De Speelboom Evere and Le Jardin De Zébulon for childcare, Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Everheide and Ecole Fondamentale Libre Aurore for nursery and primary education, and Athenee Royal D'Evere for secondary education. Shopping options include 4 Carrefour supermarkets, 2 Colruyt, 2 Delhaize, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 OKay, 1 Trafic and 1 LIDL. Evere has 13 Villo! bicycle stations, 4 Cambio car-sharing stations and 7 electric-car charging stations. Brussels Airport is 7 minutes away by car or 31 minutes by public transport.