Ghent vs Russell

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

Ghent and Russell 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 323 in Russell). Ghent has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $62,143 in Russell). Ghent has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $101,700 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Ghent	Russell
Population	455	323
Median age	34.3 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$62,143
Median home value	$154,700	$101,700
Median gross rent	$941	$700
Housing units	184	178
Homeownership rate	84.7%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ghent	Russell
Population	407 → 455 (+11.8%)	296 → 323 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $72,500 (+20.8%)	$52,292 → $62,143 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $154,700 (+22.7%)	$81,100 → $101,700 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $941 (+53.5%)	$660 → $700 (+6.1%)

Ghent

Population

407455

Median household income

$60,000$72,500

Median home value

$126,100$154,700

Median gross rent

$613$941

Russell

Population

296323

Median household income

$52,292$62,143

Median home value

$81,100$101,700

Median gross rent

$660$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ghent	Russell
Under 5	5.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	13.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	5.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	7.7%	24.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.1%
75 and over	3.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ghent	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ghent	Russell
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.3%
High school graduate	35.5%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ghent	Russell
Drove alone	74.8%	78.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ghent	Russell
1-unit, detached	87.0%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ghent	Russell
Poverty rate	7.0%	4.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	15	25
Median year structure built	1976	1951