Rijkevorsel has 12,060 inhabitants across 46.8 km². The average age is 41, and 75% of residents own their home. Average net income is €18,268 per person per year. The recorded nationalities are 92% Belgian, 3% Dutch, 2.7% Romanian, 0.9% Portuguese, 0.5% Polish, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Moroccan and 0.7% other. For buyers considering a house, the local housing stock gives useful context: 83.4% of buildings are houses and 16.6% are apartment buildings. Open-type houses, farms and castles account for 45.7% of buildings, semi-closed houses for 27.5%, buildings and flat blocks for 15.6%, closed-type houses for 5.3%, other types for 4.3% and commercial houses for 1.5%. Buildings date on average from around 1969, and homes have an average of 5.8 rooms.
There are 38 houses for sale in Rijkevorsel. The average asking price is €477,224, with listings ranging from €79,000 to €789,000. The municipality also has 22 flats for sale, averaging €320,536, with prices from €199,900 to €395,000. The figures for the house market sit alongside a community where 75% of residents own their dwelling. The reported average is 1.3 cars per household. The local business sectors include 58 companies in construction of residential and non-residential buildings, 57 in other specialised construction activities, 44 in joinery installation and 50 in hairdressing and other beauty treatment.
Road access includes the N14, N115 and N131. The A1/E19, linking Brussels, Mechelen and Antwerp towards Breda in the Netherlands, is a 10-minute drive from the centre; access to the A21/E34 towards Antwerp, Turnhout and Eindhoven is 12 minutes away. Rijkevorsel is served by 12 bus lines, including De Lijn 401 between Hoogstraten, Rijkevorsel and Oostmalle; 431 between Turnhout, Vosselaar, Beerse and Rijkevorsel; and 432 between Brecht, Rijkevorsel, Merksplas, Turnhout and Arendonk. Lines 433 and 600 are also listed. There are 5 nurseries, 3 nursery schools and 3 primary schools, with no secondary school in the commune. Supermarkets include 1 Albert Heijn and 1 Carrefour.
For shorter trips, the available information records no shared-bike service, 1 Cambio shared-car station and 2 electric-car charging stations. The nearest railway stations to the centre are Noorderkempen, Turnhout, Tielen, Herentals and Wolfstee. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is 28 minutes away by car or 84 minutes by public transport. These connections, together with the range of house asking prices, provide practical points to consider when comparing homes for sale in Rijkevorsel.