Ghent is a city of 517 people in New York. At a median age of 58.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 61% ahead of the New York median. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. The median household earns $138,446, about 68% above the national median. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $138,446, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ghent
What changed most since 2000
Median age40.4 → 58.0(+17.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
White share96.9% → 75.2%(−21.7 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Poverty rate3.5% → 13.7%(+10.3 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 16 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
2000
586
$93,884
$175,061
23.3%
7.5
2010
564
$112,568
$266,855
34.2%
15.6
2020
623
$171,200
$233,317
66.2%
21.3
2024
517
$138,446
$318,500
40.3%
50.7
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.
