Waregem is a municipality of 44.5 km² with 38,266 inhabitants. The average age is close to 43, and 50.7% of residents are women. Around 73% of residents own their homes, and average net income is €19,763 per year. The population is 94.7% Belgian, 1.6% Polish, 0.6% Moroccan, 0.5% Romanian, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Bulgarian, 0.3% Spanish and 1.6% other nationalities. The housing stock has an average of about 6.2 rooms. Its buildings date on average to around 1965, with houses accounting for 79.6% and apartment buildings for 20.4% of the building stock.
House types across Waregem include 29.7% open houses, farms and castles, 26.5% semi-detached houses and 20.3% terraced houses. Commercial houses make up 2.8% of buildings; other types account for 1%. There are currently 29 houses for sale, with an average asking price of €721,708. Prices range from €299,500 to €2,350,000. Waregem also has 22 flats for sale, averaging €389,333, with a stated range of €199,000 to €685,000.
The A14/E17, on the Antwerp–Sint-Niklaas–Ghent–Kortrijk route and continuing towards Lille, is about a 1-minute drive from the centre. The A17/E403 towards Bruges, Kortrijk and Tournai is about 13 minutes away. Roads through Waregem include the R35, N43, N357, N382 and N382b. Bus services include De Lijn lines 75, 81, 85, 88 and 89, among 11 lines serving the municipality. The nearest listed stations to the centre are Waregem, Vichte, Anzegem, Harelbeke and Aarsele.
Families have 21 nurseries, 17 nursery schools, 20 primary schools and 16 secondary schools in the municipality. Named examples include Meiklokje/Peutertoren and Het Beukennestje for childcare, Vrije Basisschool for nursery and primary education, and Sint-Paulusschool Campus College 1 and Go! Erasmusatheneum Deinze at secondary level. Shopping options include 3 Carrefour stores, 2 Lidl stores, and 1 each of OKay, SPAR, Delitraiteur, Aldi, Colruyt and Delhaize. Waregem has 7 electric-car charging stations and 2 Blue-bike rental stations; shared cars are not available. Wevelgem Airport is 13 minutes away by car or 57 minutes by public transport.