Verhouding eigenaars/huurders tov. het totaal aantal woningen 1981 – 1991 – 2001
	1981				1991				2001
	eigenaars		huurders		eigenaars		huurders		eigenaars		huurders
Aalter	3.425	69,60%	1.496	30,40%	4.145	72,40%	1.511	26,40%	5.132	77,30%	1.423	21,40%
Assenede	3.147	69,00%	1.413	31,00%	3.429	69,90%	1.440	29,40%	3.877	74,70%	1.245	24,00%
Eeklo	3.777	54,80%	3.108	45,10%	4.297	59,00%	2.935	40,30%	4.906	62,70%	2.809	35,90%
Evergem	6.490	68,50%	2.982	31,50%	7.130	68,80%	3.048	29,40%	8.731	74,70%	2.804	24,00%
Kaprijke	1.301	67,20%	631	32,60%	1.491	70,10%	598	28,10%	1.698	75,30%	528	23,40%
Knesselare	1.902	73,30%	689	26,60%	1.971	71,00%	735	26,50%	2.270	75,70%	691	23,00%
Lovendegem	1.813	65,70%	944	34,20%	2.169	69,70%	892	28,70%	2.562	74,00%	851	24,60%
Maldegem	5.212	73,90%	1.839	26,10%	5.721	75,00%	1.857	24,40%	6.414	76,60%	1.863	22,20%
Nevele	2.240	66,30%	1.123	33,20%	2.624	75,10%	1.072	28,90%	3.025	75,10%	950	23,60%
St-Laureins	1.699	74,80%	561	24,70%	1.839	76,70%	519	21,60%	2.008	80,50%	447	17,90%
Waarschoot	1.617	63,00%	947	36,90%	1.837	66,60%	905	32,80%	2.203	72,20%	821	26,90%
Zelzate	2.590	56,30%	2.009	43,70%	2.702	56,70%	1.895	39,80%	3.103	62,10%	1.836	36,80%
Zomergem	1.581	62,50%	947	37,40%	1.906	67,20%	905	31,90%	2.209	72,40%	805	26,40%
Meetjesland	36.794	66,20%	18.689	33,60%	41.261	68,30%	18.312	30,30%	48.138	72,90%	17.073	25,90%
O-Vlaanderen	301.127	64,30%	161.923	34,60%	332.922	66,80%	158.156	31,80%	380.347	71,40%	145.546	27,30%
Vlaanderen	1.275.638	65,00%	672.306	34,30%	1.462.210	68,30%	650.346	30,40%	1.668.886	72,60%	593.607	25,80%
Bron: NIS Volks- en Woningtelling 1981 – 1991, Socio-economische enquête 2001, Wooncentrum Meetjesland