Ghent is home to 439 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. 124 more people live here than in 2000. The median age is 33.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $150,000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,000, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ghent
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$48,001 → $94,000(+96%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.8% → 31.7%(+25.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share0.0% → 15.3%(+15.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)50%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.9%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.9%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 18 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ghent, decade by decade
Ghent population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
289
$48,001
$80,642
6.8%
0.0
2000
315
$78,559
$104,745
11.2%
7.7
2010
370
$88,712
$185,144
23.1%
5.9
2020
376
$75,247
$159,747
21.3%
21.2
2024
439
$94,000
$150,000
31.7%
35.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
