Gouvy has 5,286 inhabitants across 165.4 km². The average age is about 39, and men make up 50.4% of the population. Home ownership stands at 77%; average net income per person is €15,771 a year, and households own about 1.3 cars. Residents are 95.1% Belgian, 1.3% French, 0.9% Dutch, 0.7% Luxembourgish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.2% Romanian, 0.2% German and 1.5% other nationalities. The housing stock averages 6.6 rooms per home, compared with a national average of 6, and the average building dates from 1936. Houses account for 95.8% of dwellings and apartment buildings for 4.2%. By building type, 69.6% are detached houses, farms or castles, 18.3% semi-detached houses, 4% buildings or blocks of flats, 3.2% other types, 3.1% terraced houses and 1.8% commercial houses.
There are 15 houses for sale in Gouvy. Their prices range from €149,000 to €950,000, with an average asking price of €411,933. The municipality’s businesses include 84 in mixed farming, 18 in hairdressing and other beauty treatments, 17 in landscape services and 15 in logging. Joinery installation accounts for 11 companies, while 9 firms carry out other specialised construction activities. The N68, N638, N812, N823 and N827 pass through the municipality. From the centre, the A26/E25 is a 14-minute drive, as is the A27/E42.
Bus services include TEC lines 142 between Esneux, Trois-Ponts and Gouvy; 163c between Bastogne, Houffalize and Gouvy; 163d between Gouvy, Tavigny and Bastogne; 18/3 between Houffalize and Vielsalm; and 89 between Namur and Naninne. Gouvy is also served by 9 other bus lines. Nearby stations are Gouvy, Gouvy-Frontiere, Troisvierges, Vielsalm and Clervaux. The municipality has 9 nurseries, 6 nursery schools and 6 primary schools, including Ecole Fondamentale Communale De Gouvy; there is no secondary school. Shops in town include 1 Trafic and 1 SPAR.
For local journeys, Gouvy has no shared bicycles or shared cars, and no known charging station for electric vehicles. Liège Airport is 60 minutes away by car or 160 minutes by public transport. These transport links sit alongside a housing market where houses make up the great majority of dwellings, and where the current selection includes 15 properties for sale at prices from €149,000 to €950,000.