Tongeren / Tongres has 30,996 residents across 87.8 km². The average age is 44, and 50.7% of residents are women. Home ownership stands at 73%; average net income is €18,587 per person per year. The population is 93.8% Belgian, 2.1% Dutch, 0.4% Afghan, 0.3% Iraqi, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% German and 2.6% other nationalities. The municipality’s housing stock averages 6.3 rooms per dwelling, compared with 6 nationally, and buildings have an average construction year of 1955. Houses make up 77.8% of dwellings and apartment buildings 22.2%. Building types include 28% semi-detached houses, 23.4% terraced houses, 22.6% detached houses, farms and castles, 21.1% buildings and apartment blocks, 3.1% commercial houses and 1.8% other buildings.
There are 20 houses for sale in Tongeren / Tongres. Their current average asking price is €330,450, with listings ranging from €47,000 to €975,000. The municipality’s road connections include the N20, N69, R72, N79 and N614. From the centre, access to the A13 / E313 towards Antwerpen, Hasselt and Liège takes 6 minutes by car; the A3 / E25–E40–E42 towards Brussels, Leuven, Liège, Eupen and Aachen is 14 minutes away. These are the stated access times for the motorways.
Bus services include 23 lines. Examples are De Lijn 736, Belbus Tongeren; line 74 between Tongeren and Liège; and the T1, T2 and T3 routes, serving places including Nerem, Sluizen, Mal, Rutten, Koninksem, Berg, Herstappe and Lauw. The nearest stations to the town centre are Tongeren / Tongern / Tongres, Glaaien / Glons, Bilzen, Liers and Voroux. The municipality has 3 nurseries, 15 nursery schools, 13 primary schools and 14 secondary schools. Named examples include De Mereltjes and Juul nurseries, Vrije Kleuterschool - 'T Reepje, Vrije Basisschool Picpussen, Gemeentelijke Basisschool - De Basiz, Go! Freinetschool De Mijlpaal, Go! Middenschool Tongeren and Go! Atheneum Martinus Bilzen.
Everyday shopping options listed in town are 3 SPAR stores, 3 Delhaize stores, 2 Carrefour stores, 1 Aldi and 1 Colruyt. For shorter journeys, 1 Blue-bike station is available, and there are no shared cars at present. Tongeren / Tongres has 1 electric-vehicle charging station. Liège Airport is 21 minutes away by car or 97 minutes by public transport. These local connections and services sit alongside a housing stock in which detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are all represented; the figures describe building types across the municipality, not the current homes for sale.