Ghent, NY Demographic Data
Ghent, NY Summary
Ghent is located in Columbia County in New York
- Population: NA
- Area: 45.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 45.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.27 sq. miles
- Population Density: NA
- Elevation: 380.58 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ghent, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
356
56%
50.8
Male
282
44%
49.2
Total Population
638
311,591,919
Ghent, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
41
6.4%
6.4
5 to 9 Years
39
6.1%
6.5
10 to 14 Years
0
0.0%
6.7
15 to 19 Years
15
2.4%
7.0
20 to 24 Years
46
7.2%
7.1
25 to 34 Years
57
8.9%
13.3
35 to 44 Years
106
16.6%
13.1
45 to 54 Years
77
12.1%
14.3
55 to 59 Years
20
3.1%
6.5
60 to 64 Years
177
27.7%
5.7
65 to 74 Years
23
3.6%
7.2
75 to 84 Years
37
5.8%
4.2
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.8
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
543
85.1%
76.3
Female
292
53.8%
51.4
Male
251
46.2%
48.6
21 Years and over
543
85.1%
71.8
62 Years and over
237
37.1%
16.7
65 Years and over
60
9.4%
13.3
Female
0
0.0%
56.7
Male
60
100.0%
43.3
Median Age (years)
49
NR
NR
Ghent, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
638
100.0%
97.2
White
638
100.0%
74.1
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.6
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
4.8
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
0.9
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.1
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.8
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.5
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.5
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.7
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
0
0.0%
4.7
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
2.8
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
16.7
Mexican
0
0.0%
10.8
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.6
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
3.7
Not Hispanic or Latino
638
100.0%
83.3
Ghent, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6
1.2%
6.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
0
0.0%
8.1
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
119
23.9%
28.4
Some college, no degree
90
18.1%
21.2
Associate's Degree
95
19.1%
7.8
Bachelor's Degree
151
30.4%
17.9
Graduate or professional degree
36
7.2%
10.6
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6
1.2%
14.1
High School Graduate or Higher
491
98.7%
85.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
187
37.6%
28.5
Ghent, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
159
28.5%
32.5%
Now Married
336
60.2%
48.3
Divorced
45
8.1%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.2
Widowed
18
3.2
6.0%
Ghent, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
579
97.0%
79.2%
Languages other than english
18
3.0%
20.8%
Spanish
0
0.0%
12.9%
Other indo-european languages
18
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.3%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
0.9%
Ghent, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
0
0.0%
7.8
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$15,000 to $24,999
56
18.3%
11.4
$25,000 to $34,999
16
5.2%
10.6
$35,000 to $49,999
44
14.4%
13.9
$50,000 to $74,999
39
12.7%
18.0
$75,000 to $99,999
34
11.1%
11.7
$100,000 to $149,000
117
38.2%
12.1
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
4.4
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
4.3
Median household income
52,372
50,502
Per capita income
37,279
26,708
Ghent, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
19
6.1%
9.4
Construction
19
6.1%
6.1
Educational services, health care and social assistance
103
33.1%
23.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
24
7.7%
10.4
Other services except public administration
0
0.0%
5.0
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
0
0.0%
10.7
Public administration
0
0.0%
5.1
Retail trade
101
32.5%
11.6
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
23
7.4%
5.0
Wholesale trade
22
7.1%
2.8
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Management, business, science, and arts occupations
126
40.5%
36.0%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
19
6.1%
9.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24
7.7%
12.1%
Sales and office occupations
142
45.7%
24.5%
Service occupations
0
0.0%
18.3%
Ghent, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
311
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
305
98.1%
76.4
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6
1.9%
9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.0
Walked
0
0.0%
2.8
Other means
0
0.0%
1.7
Worked at home
0
0.0%
4.3
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.7
25.5
Ghent, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
19
6.2%
9.3
1 vehicles
55
18.0%
34.1
2 vehicles
209
68.3%
37.5
3 or more
23
7.5%
19.1
Ghent, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
306
Occupied Housing Units
306
100.0%
86.9
Owner Occupied
268
87.6%
64.6
Renter Occupied
38
12.4%
35.4
Vacant Housing Units
0
0.0%
13.1
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
NR
NR
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
NR
NR
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
NR
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
NR
NR
2.52
Ghent, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
306
1 room
0
0.0%
2.0
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.5
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.2
4 rooms
37
12.1%
16.7
5 rooms
123
40.2%
20.6
6 rooms
70
22.9%
18.1
7 rooms
19
6.2%
12.3
8 rooms
39
12.7%
8.4
9 rooms or more
18
5.9%
10.2
Median Rooms
5
Ghent, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
306
1-unit, detached
242
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
6.2%
5.8
2-units
0
0.0%
3.8
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.5
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.5
20 or more units
0
0.0%
8.7
Mobile home
45
14.7%
6.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ghent, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
53
17.3%
13.5%
1940 to 1949
20
6.5%
5.5%
1950 to 1959
16
5.2%
10.9%
1960 to 1969
29
9.5%
11.1%
1970 to 1979
169
55.2%
15.8%
1980 to 1989
19
6.2%
13.8%
1990 to 1999
0
0.0%
13.8%
2000 to 2004
0
0.0%
8.8%
2005 or later
0
0.0%
6.9%
Ghent, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
49.0
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.9
Electricity
37
12.1%
36.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
225
73.5%
6.2
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
44
14.4%
2.1
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.0
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.4
No fuel used
0
0.0%
0.9
Ghent, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
152
49325615.0
$700 to $999
0
0.0%
15.0%
Less than $300
0
0.0%
0.2%
$300 to $499
0
0.0%
1.8%
$500 to $699
0
0.0%
5.4%
$2,000 or more
0
0.0%
29.1%
$1,500 to 1,999
46
30.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to 1,499
106
69.7%
28.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
62
40.8%
34.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11
7.2%
16.2%
25.0% to 29.9%
26
17.1%
12.1%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
8.7%
35.0% or more
53
34.9%
28.1%
Not Computed
0
NR
NR
Ghent, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
38
38,515,453
$750 to $999
0
0.0%
24.3%
$1,000 to 1,499
0
0.0%
24.8%
$200 to $299
0
0.0%
3.2%
$1,500 or more
0
0.0%
13.4%
Less than $200
0
0.0%
2.0%
$500 to $749
19
50.0%
23.8%
$300 to $499
19
50.0%
8.5%
No Cash Rent
0
NR
2,211,837
Median (Dollars)
525
NR
871
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
11.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
11.7%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.2%
25.0% to 29.9%
19
50.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
19
50.0%
9.1%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
44.3%
Not Computed
0
NR
NR
Ghent, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
268
74,264,435
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
8.8%
$50,000 to $99,999
26
9.7%
8.8%
$100,000 to $149,000
120
44.8%
16.5%
$150,000 to $199,000
50
18.7%
15.4%
$200,000 to $299,999
72
26.9%
18.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
15.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
7.9%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
2.0%
Median (Dollars)
134,200
173,600