Ghent

Population: 363
Median household income: $143,208
Median home value: $410,200

Ghent, a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, has 363 residents. Its median household income of $143,208 runs above the Raleigh County figure of $52,055.

From 2019 to 2023, Ghent's population declined 32.3% from 536 to 363, while its median home value was little changed from $413,400 to $410,200.

The median resident is 48.5 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 47.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 363
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $143,208
Median home value: $410,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 327
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

536363

Median household income

$94,769$143,208

Median home value

$413,400$410,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	536	$94,769	$413,400
2020	589	$135,994	$454,200
2021	575	$127,016	$448,200
2022	390	$102,204	$422,400
2023	363	$143,208	$410,200

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5447.1%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over23.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	69	19.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	171	47.1%
55 to 64	39	10.7%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	84	23.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	363	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	5.5%
High school graduate	131	36.1%
Some college or associate's	85	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	69	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	58	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 62 min

Drove alone58.8%

Carpooled41.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	137	58.8%
Carpooled	96	41.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	78	33.5%
30 to 44 min	14	6.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	141	60.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.53
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 363)

	Count	Share
Family households	168	70.9%
Nonfamily households	69	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	237	72.5%
Vacant	90	27.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	237	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	327	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5430724
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.28 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 37.6185, -81.1062