In Ciney, 16,580 people live across an area of 147.9 km². The average age is close to 41, and women represent 52% of the population. About 61% of inhabitants own their homes; average annual net income is €17,541. Residents are 96.8% Belgian, 1% French, 0.4% Italian, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Congolese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Afghan and 1.3% other nationalities. The average household has about 1.1 cars.
Apartment buildings account for 21.8% of Ciney’s dwellings, while houses make up 78.2%. The building-type breakdown includes 20.6% buildings and flat blocks, 38.8% open-type houses, farms and castles, 19.3% semi-detached houses, 15.8% terraced houses, 3% commercial houses and 2.6% other types. The average construction year is 1936, and dwellings have about 5.9 rooms on average. There are 50 flats for sale in the municipality. The average asking price is €202,007; current prices range from €75,000 to €539,660.
For road connections, the A4/E411–E25 is about 4 minutes by car from Ciney centre, while the A15/E42 is about 27 minutes away. The A4/E411–E25 runs towards Brussels, Namur, Arlon and Luxembourg City; the A15/E42 connects the directions of La Louvière, Charleroi, Namur and Liège. Local main roads are the N97, N919, N921, N925 and N929. TEC operates 15 bus lines serving the municipality. Among them are 126b between Ciney and Havelange, 129 between Ciney, Dorinne and Yvoir, 13 to Andenne (Seilles), 43/1 to Dinant and 43/2 to Mont-Gauthier. Stations near the centre include Ciney, Leignon, Chapois, Natoye and Florée.
Education in Ciney includes 32 nurseries, 15 nursery schools, 16 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. Examples include Les Canaillous and A Petits Pas, Ecole Fondamentale Communale, Ecole Fondamentale Annexée Ciney, Ecole Communale – Sections Primaire Et Maternelle, Ecole Provinciale D’Agronomie Et Des Sciences De Ciney and Athenee Royal Du Condroz Jules Delot. Grocery options include 2 Louis Delhaize, 2 Carrefour, 1 Trafic, 1 Aldi, 1 LIDL, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize. There are 2 Cambio stations; no shared-bike service or known EV charging station is listed. Liège Airport is reachable in about 45 minutes by car and 112 minutes by public transport.