Puurs-Sint-Amands has 25,882 inhabitants across 49.1 km². The average age is about 42, and women make up 50.4% of the population. Home ownership is 77%, and average net income per person is €21,084 a year. The population is 96.8% Belgian, 0.8% Dutch, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Romanian, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% Moroccan, 0.1% Spanish and 1.2% other nationalities. The municipality’s housing stock is 84.9% houses and 15.1% apartment buildings. Its building types include 27.9% semi-detached houses, 26.9% detached houses, farms and castles, 26.4% terraced houses, 14.5% buildings and flat blocks, 2.4% commercial houses and 1.9% other buildings. Homes average 5.8 rooms, and the average construction year is 1962.
There are 7 houses for sale in Puurs-Sint-Amands. The average asking price is €500,714, with the lowest listed at €411,500 and the highest at €680,000. The N16c and N17 pass through the municipality. By car, the A12 entrance is 5 minutes from the town centre; the A14/E17 entrance is 15 minutes away. Bus services include De Lijn lines 250 between Brussels, Londerzeel, Breendonk and Puurs; 252 between Boom, Puurs, Bornem and Dendermonde; 260 between Brussels, Nieuwenrode, Willebroek and Puurs; express line 460 between Brussels, Londerzeel and Boom; and Belbus Klein-Brabant line 938. Puurs, Ruisbroek-Sauvegarde, Bornem, Willebroek and Boom are the nearest stations to the centre.
For families, Puurs-Sint-Amands has 13 nurseries, including ’T Hofke and Het Peuterpaleisje 1, as well as 12 nursery schools, 12 primary schools and 7 secondary schools. Examples include Vrije Basisschool Libos, Vrije Kleuterschool - De Regenboog, Vrije Lagere School Zonnebloem and Sint-Jan Berchmansinstituut As O-Tso-Bso. Daily shopping options include 3 Delhaize stores, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 OKay, 1 Match / Smatch and 1 Aldi. There are 2 electric-vehicle charging stations in the municipality. Shared bicycles are not listed, and there are currently no shared cars. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is 22 minutes away by car or 74 minutes by public transport.