Oppervlakte van particuliere woningen 1981 – 1991 – 2001
	Oppervlakte woningen 1981				Oppervlakte woningen 1991				Oppervlakte woningen 2001
	< 55 m²		>= 105 m²		< 55 m²		>= 105 m²		< 55 m²		>= 105 m²
Aalter	419	8,50%	1.431	29,10%	814	14,20%	2.044	35,70%	1.395	22,40%	1.829	29,40%
Assenede	852	18,70%	898	19,70%	891	18,20%	1.421	29,00%	1.388	28,70%	1.123	23,30%
Eeklo	836	12,10%	1.334	19,40%	1.400	19,20%	2.028	27,80%	2.281	31,70%	1.498	20,80%
Evergem	978	10,30%	1.972	20,80%	1.618	15,60%	3.161	30,50%	2.739	25,20%	2.648	24,30%
Kaprijke	227	11,70%	576	29,80%	321	15,10%	750	35,20%	507	24,60%	623	30,20%
Knesselare	366	14,10%	714	27,50%	500	18,00%	926	33,30%	742	26,60%	674	24,10%
Lovendegem	248	9,00%	710	25,70%	431	13,80%	1.127	36,20%	694	21,20%	951	29,10%
Maldegem	978	13,90%	1.469	20,80%	1.200	15,70%	2.202	28,90%	2.123	27,60%	1.868	24,30%
Nevele	461	13,60%	670	19,80%	477	12,90%	1.321	35,60%	868	22,90%	1.071	28,20%
St-Laureins	328	14,40%	502	22,20%	378	15,80%	744	31,00%	635	27,10%	577	24,60%
Waarschoot	196	7,60%	504	19,70%	390	14,10%	772	28,00%	831	29,10%	660	23,10%
Zelzate	621	13,50%	546	11,90%	1.217	25,50%	1.027	21,50%	1.635	35,90%	773	17,00%
Zomergem	378	14,90%	617	24,40%	395	13,90%	966	34,10%	768	27,10%	754	26,60%
Meetjesland	6.888	12,40%	11.943	21,50%	10.032	16,60%	18.489	30,60%	16.606	27,10%	15.049	24,50%
O-Vlaanderen	78.231	16,70%	90.712	19,60%	96.758	19,40%	141.713	28,40%	143.140	29,00%	115.505	23,40%
Vlaanderen	338.807	17,30%	366.288	18,90%	390.719	18,20%	605.904	28,30%	581.429	27,30%	506.949	23,80%
Bron: NIS Volks- en Woningtelling 1981 – 1991, Socio-economische enquête 2001, Wooncentrum Meetjesland