Ghent

Population: 478
Median household income: $84,650
Median home value: $330,900

Ghent, a community in Columbia County, New York, has 478 residents. The median household income of $84,650 is in line with the Columbia County median ($83,619).

From 2019 to 2023, Ghent's population declined 18.4% from 586 to 478, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $251,500 to $330,900.

71.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1952.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 478
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,650
Median home value: $330,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 281
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

586478

Median household income

$141,250$84,650

Median home value

$251,500$330,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	586	—	$251,500
2020	499	$141,250	$192,500
2021	454	—	$194,400
2022	477	$128,984	$254,500
2023	478	$84,650	$330,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 240.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4425.1%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6427.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	1.5%
5 to 17	98	20.5%
18 to 24	2	0.4%
25 to 34	55	11.5%
35 to 44	120	25.1%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	130	27.2%
65 to 74	44	9.2%
75 and over	22	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	240	50.2%
Black or African American	17	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	15.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	146	30.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.6%

High school graduate12.1%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	28.6%
High school graduate	45	12.1%
Some college or associate's	110	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	97	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.5%

Commute to work

Drove alone27.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home35.6%

Other means29.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52	27.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	7.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	68	35.6%
Other means	56	29.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34	27.6%
15 to 29 min	20	16.3%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	69	56.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 10.0% (48 of 478)

	Count	Share
Family households	131	72.0%
Nonfamily households	51	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	182	64.8%
Vacant	99	35.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	103	56.6%
Renter-occupied	79	43.4%

1-unit, detached71.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units28.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	79	28.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3628860
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.3235, -73.6194