Ghent vs Sanders

A side-by-side comparison of Ghent and Sanders: population, income, housing, and more.

Ghent and Sanders are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sanders has the higher population (469 vs 272 in Ghent). Ghent has the higher median home value ($126,100 vs $78,100 in Sanders). Since 2019, Sanders's population has grown faster (+145.5% vs -33.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Ghent	Sanders
Population	272	469
Median age	38.7 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,694	—
Median home value	$126,100	$78,100
Median gross rent	$994	—
Housing units	170	153
Homeownership rate	49.2%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ghent	Sanders
Population	407 → 272 (-33.2%)	191 → 469 (+145.5%)
Median household income	$44,444 → $50,694 (+14.1%)	$31,875 → $36,557 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$76,200 → $126,100 (+65.5%)	$66,300 → $78,100 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $994 (+30.3%)	$520 → $521 (+0.2%)

Ghent

Population

407272

Median household income

$44,444$50,694

Median home value

$76,200$126,100

Median gross rent

$763$994

Sanders

Population

191469

Median household income

$31,875$36,557

Median home value

$66,300$78,100

Median gross rent

$520$521

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ghent	Sanders
Under 5	5.1%	12.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	23.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	3.0%
45 to 54	15.4%	5.8%
55 to 64	17.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	17.1%
75 and over	4.0%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ghent	Sanders
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ghent	Sanders
No high school diploma	32.3%	8.7%
High school graduate	24.9%	63.8%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ghent	Sanders
Drove alone	86.3%	65.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	25.1%
Other means	3.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ghent	Sanders
1-unit, detached	68.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	23.5%

Poverty & households

	Ghent	Sanders
Poverty rate	26.8%	47.2%
Average household size	2.23	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1974	2012