Kruisem covers 71.6 km² and has 15,641 inhabitants. The average age is 42, and women make up 50.3% of the population. Residents are mainly homeowners: 78% own their dwelling. Average net income is €21,011 per person per year. Nationalities are 98% Belgian, 0.5% Dutch, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Romanian, 0.1% French, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Slovak and 0.9% other. The average household has 1.4 cars.
Houses make up 92.3% of the building stock, compared with 7.7% apartment buildings. The average building dates from around 1953, and homes have about 6.2 rooms on average. By building type, 53% are detached houses, farms or castles, 24% semi-detached houses, 11.7% terraced houses, 7.4% buildings and apartment blocks, 2.7% commercial houses and 1.2% other types. There is currently 1 house for sale, listed at €549,000; the average, lowest and highest asking prices are all €549,000.
The A14/E17 is about a 9-minute drive from the centre, while the A10/E40 is 16 minutes away. The N35, N60, N435, N437 and N459 also serve the municipality. De Lijn bus services include lines 44, 450, 47, 485 and 83. Nearby station choices include Zingem, Gavere-Asper, Eine, Sint-Denijs-Boekel and Munkzwalm. Kruisem has 7 nurseries, 10 nursery schools, 8 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. Named examples include ’T Sprookjesparadijs, De Speelvogel, Vrije Basisschool Groeiweide and Gemeentelijke Basisschool - De Weide Wereld; Bernardusscholen 5 is among the listed secondary schools.
For everyday shopping, the municipality has 2 Delhaize supermarkets, 1 OKay, 1 SPAR and 1 Carrefour. There are 2 Cambio car-sharing stations and 1 electric vehicle charging station; shared bicycles are not available. Wevelgem Airport is a 29-minute drive away or 78 minutes by public transport. The local employment mix includes 119 mixed-farming corporations, 98 business and other management consultancy firms, 75 head-office activities, 75 landscape-service businesses, 71 hairdressing and beauty-treatment firms, and 58 joinery-installation corporations.
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