Cottonwood vs Ghent

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

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

Cottonwood has the higher population (1,120 vs 455 in Ghent). Cottonwood has the higher median household income ($90,750 vs $72,500 in Ghent). Cottonwood has the higher median home value ($180,200 vs $154,700 in Ghent).

Population, income & housing

	Cottonwood	Ghent
Population	1,120	455
Median age	37.0 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,750	$72,500
Median home value	$180,200	$154,700
Median gross rent	$914	$941
Housing units	517	184
Homeownership rate	78.9%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cottonwood	Ghent
Population	1,332 → 1,120 (-15.9%)	407 → 455 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$56,000 → $90,750 (+62.1%)	$60,000 → $72,500 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$159,400 → $180,200 (+13.0%)	$126,100 → $154,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $914 (+68.3%)	$613 → $941 (+53.5%)

Cottonwood

Population

1,3321,120

Median household income

$56,000$90,750

Median home value

$159,400$180,200

Median gross rent

$543$914

Ghent

Population

407455

Median household income

$60,000$72,500

Median home value

$126,100$154,700

Median gross rent

$613$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cottonwood	Ghent
Under 5	8.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.1%	20.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.4%
75 and over	7.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cottonwood	Ghent
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cottonwood	Ghent
No high school diploma	2.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	22.1%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	48.8%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cottonwood	Ghent
Drove alone	82.3%	74.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cottonwood	Ghent
1-unit, detached	77.9%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	12.5%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Cottonwood	Ghent
Poverty rate	8.1%	7.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	15	15
Median year structure built	1971	1976