Ghent vs Taunton

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

Ghent and Taunton 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 140 in Taunton). Ghent has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $46,875 in Taunton). Ghent has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $74,600 in Taunton).

Population, income & housing

	Ghent	Taunton
Population	455	140
Median age	34.3 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$46,875
Median home value	$154,700	$74,600
Median gross rent	$941	$675
Housing units	184	69
Homeownership rate	84.7%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ghent	Taunton
Population	407 → 455 (+11.8%)	153 → 140 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $72,500 (+20.8%)	$43,750 → $46,875 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $154,700 (+22.7%)	$60,400 → $74,600 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $941 (+53.5%)	$425 → $675 (+58.8%)

Ghent

Population

407455

Median household income

$60,000$72,500

Median home value

$126,100$154,700

Median gross rent

$613$941

Taunton

Population

153140

Median household income

$43,750$46,875

Median home value

$60,400$74,600

Median gross rent

$425$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ghent	Taunton
Under 5	5.7%	2.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	13.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	7.7%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.1%
75 and over	3.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ghent	Taunton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ghent	Taunton
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.4%
High school graduate	35.5%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ghent	Taunton
Drove alone	74.8%	84.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ghent	Taunton
1-unit, detached	87.0%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Ghent	Taunton
Poverty rate	7.0%	20.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	15	20
Median year structure built	1976	1938