Florence vs Ghent

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

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

Ghent has the higher population (455 vs 29 in Florence). Ghent has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $42,500 in Florence). Florence has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $154,700 in Ghent).

Population, income & housing

	Florence	Ghent
Population	29	455
Median age	29.9 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,500	$72,500
Median home value	$158,300	$154,700
Median gross rent	—	$941
Housing units	13	184
Homeownership rate	75.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Florence	Ghent
Population	28 → 29 (+3.6%)	407 → 455 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $42,500 (+11.5%)	$60,000 → $72,500 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $158,300 (+16.5%)	$126,100 → $154,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $941 (+53.5%)

Florence

Population

2829

Median household income

$38,125$42,500

Median home value

$135,900$158,300

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)

	Florence	Ghent
Under 5	3.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	34.5%	20.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	6.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	11.4%
75 and over	31.0%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Florence	Ghent
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Florence	Ghent
No high school diploma	27.8%	7.6%
High school graduate	38.9%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Florence	Ghent
Drove alone	100.0%	74.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Florence	Ghent
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Florence	Ghent
Poverty rate	13.8%	7.0%
Average household size	3.63	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1938	1976