Ghent, KY Demographic Data
Ghent, KY Summary
Ghent is located in Carroll County in Kentucky
- Population: 435
- Area: 0.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 606.69 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 485.56 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ghent, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
219
51%
50.8
Male
215
50%
49.2
Total Population
434
323,128,000
Ghent, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
20
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8
1.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
35
8.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
63
14.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
23
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
44
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
93
21.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
66
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
21
4.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
27
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
19
4.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
12
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3
0.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
344
79.3%
77.2
Female
173
50.3%
51.3
Male
171
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
306
70.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
43
9.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
34
7.8%
15.2
Female
17
50.0%
55.8
Male
17
50.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Ghent, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
417
96.1%
96.8
White
381
87.8%
72.6
Black or African American
17
3.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
5
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
5
1.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
14
3.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
17
3.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
19
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
14
3.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
415
95.6%
82.2
Ghent, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
43
15.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
128
44.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
66
23.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12
4.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
13
4.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
12
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
54
19.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
231
81.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
25
8.8%
31.2
Ghent, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
77
20.8%
33.7%
Now Married
198
53.4%
47.5
Divorced
70
18.9%
11.0%
Separated
14
3.8%
2.0
Widowed
12
3.2
5.8%
Ghent, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
394
95.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
20
4.8%
21.6%
Spanish
16
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ghent, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
11
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
22
12.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
14
8.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
30
17.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
43
24.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
18
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
18
10.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10
5.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
50,188
57,617
Per capita income
21,833
31,128
Ghent, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
36
14.1%
9.8
Construction
43
16.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
26
10.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
10
3.9%
6.6
Information
2
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
24
9.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
1.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
25
9.8%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
65
25.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
19
7.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
40
15.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
24
9.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
58
22.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
94
36.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
39
15.3%
18.1%
Ghent, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
255
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
152
59.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
58
22.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1
0.4%
5.1
Walked
39
15.3%
2.7
Other means
3
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
2
0.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
10.3
26.6
Ghent, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
73
41.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
64
36.6%
37.1
3 or more
30
17.1%
21.0
Ghent, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
175
79.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
79
45.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
96
54.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
45
20.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Ghent, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
220
1 room
4
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
2
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
8
3.6%
9.1
4 rooms
52
23.6%
16.5
5 rooms
78
35.5%
19.8
6 rooms
33
15.0%
17.8
7 rooms
19
8.6%
12.0
8 rooms
9
4.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
15
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ghent, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
220
1-unit, detached
182
82.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
1.4%
5.9
2-units
4
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
10
4.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7
3.2%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
6
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ghent, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
83
37.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
23
10.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
24
10.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
15
6.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
27
12.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9
4.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
16
7.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
22
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
1
0.5%
1.4%
Ghent, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
68
38.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4
2.3%
4.7
Electricity
93
53.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
1.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
4.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Ghent, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
53
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1
1.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
24
45.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
28
52.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
30
60.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
6.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
17
34.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Ghent, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
94
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
1
1.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
14.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
79
84.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
777
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
20
21.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
25
26.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
5.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
4.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
21
22.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
19
20.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
2
0.0%
0.0%
Ghent, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
79
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
15
19.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
35
44.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
23
29.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
5
6.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1
1.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
79,700
205,000