Couvin has 13,747 inhabitants across 207 km². The average age is 43, and 51.2% of residents are women. Most residents own their homes: the ownership rate is 64%. Average annual net income per capita is €15,347. Nationalities are 95.9% Belgian, 2.4% French, 0.5% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Moroccan, 0.1% German and 0.8% other. The housing stock averages 5.9 rooms per dwelling, compared with a national average of 6, and buildings date on average from around 1932. Houses account for 93.6% of dwellings, while apartment buildings account for 6.4%. By building type, 41.8% are open-type houses, farms or castles, 19.9% semi-closed houses, 19.4% closed houses, 10.7% other buildings, 5.5% buildings and flat blocks, and 2.7% commercial houses.
There are 30 houses for sale in Couvin. The current average asking price is €241,567, with listings ranging from €20,000 to €790,000. The N5, N99, N589, N920 and N939 are among the main roads in the municipality. By car, the A54 / E420 entrance is 33 minutes from the town centre, and the A4 / E411–E25 entrance is 43 minutes away. TEC bus services include line 156c between Chimay and Mariembourg / Pesche, line 451 between Charleroi, Philippeville and Couvin, line 59/1 between Pesche, Couvin, Cul-des-Sarts and Chimay, line 60/1 between Chimay, Gonrieux and Couvin, and line E86 between Namur and Couvin. The listed stations are Couvin, Mariembourg, Philippeville, Yves-Gomezée and Walcourt.
For households with children, the commune has 8 nurseries, 19 nursery schools, 18 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. Examples include Couvin - Les Petits Bouchons, Ecole Fondamentale Communale Des Frontières, Ecole Fondamentale Annexée À L'Athénée Royal Jean Rey - Couvin, Athenee Royal Jean Rey and Institut Sainte-Marie. Supermarkets include 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Match / Smatch, 1 Trafic, 1 SPAR, 1 Aldi, 1 LIDL, 1 Carrefour and 1 Delhaize. Households have an average of 1.1 cars, against a national average of 1.3. No shared bicycles or shared cars are listed in the municipality, and there is no known charging station. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 37 minutes away by car or 124 minutes by public transport. Businesses in Couvin include 54 in mixed farming, 52 in hairdressing and other beauty treatment, 32 in restaurants and mobile food service, 25 in business and management consultancy, 24 in other human health activities and 23 in joinery installation.