Ghent vs Minneota

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

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

Minneota has the higher population (1,531 vs 455 in Ghent). Ghent has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $72,396 in Minneota). Minneota has the higher median home value ($158,100 vs $154,700 in Ghent).

Population, income & housing

	Ghent	Minneota
Population	455	1,531
Median age	34.3 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$72,396
Median home value	$154,700	$158,100
Median gross rent	$941	$629
Housing units	184	677
Homeownership rate	84.7%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ghent	Minneota
Population	407 → 455 (+11.8%)	1,282 → 1,531 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $72,500 (+20.8%)	$64,500 → $72,396 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $154,700 (+22.7%)	$108,900 → $158,100 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $941 (+53.5%)	$685 → $629 (-8.2%)

Ghent

Population

407455

Median household income

$60,000$72,500

Median home value

$126,100$154,700

Median gross rent

$613$941

Minneota

Population

1,2821,531

Median household income

$64,500$72,396

Median home value

$108,900$158,100

Median gross rent

$685$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ghent	Minneota
Under 5	5.7%	10.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	20.5%
18 to 24	13.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	7.7%	11.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.9%
75 and over	3.1%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ghent	Minneota
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
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	1.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ghent	Minneota
No high school diploma	7.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	35.5%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ghent	Minneota
Drove alone	74.8%	71.4%
Carpooled	6.6%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	11.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ghent	Minneota
1-unit, detached	87.0%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Ghent	Minneota
Poverty rate	7.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1976	1968