In Wanze, 13.738 people live across a municipality of 44,1 km². The average age is about 41, and 50,8% of residents are women. Home ownership stands at 76%; average net income per person is € 19.300 a year. The population is 96,6% Belgian, 1,1% French, 0,8% Italian, 0,1% Serbian, 0,1% Kosovan, 0,1% Spanish, 0,1% Dutch and 1,1% other nationalities. There are 24 houses for sale. The average asking price is € 366.132, with prices ranging from € 25.000 to € 2.200.000.
Houses make up 86,7% of the housing stock, while apartment buildings account for 13,3%. Buildings date on average from around 1933. By building type, 42,7% are detached houses, farms or castles, 30,5% semi-detached houses, 11,7% terraced houses, 13% apartment buildings and complexes, 1,2% other building types and 0,9% commercial premises. The average home has about 6,1 rooms. The municipality has 1,4 cars per household on average.
The A15/E42, running between La Louvière, Charleroi, Namur and Liège, is 6 minutes by car from the centre. The A3/E25-E40-E42 route towards Brussels, Leuven, Liège, Eupen and Aachen is 22 minutes away by car. The N64, N65, N612, N643 and N643a also pass through Wanze. TEC bus services include lines 127 between Huy, Hannut and Landen, 143 between Huy, Couthuin and Andenne, 144 between Huy, Burdinne and Hannêche, 145 between Huy and Waremme, and 146 between Huy and Antheit. Nearby railway stations include Statte, Huy, Bas-Oha, Ampsin and Amay.
For everyday shopping, Wanze has a SPAR, an Aldi and a Delhaize. Families have 14 childcare centres, 8 nursery schools and 8 primary schools, including Espace Scolaire « Jean Bourgeois » and Ecole Fondamentale Communale; the municipality also has Institut Libre Du Condroz Saint-François secondary school. There is 1 electric-vehicle charging station. No shared-bike or car-sharing service is listed for the municipality. Liège Airport is 18 minutes away by car or 88 minutes by public transport.