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Ghent, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Ghent, New York (Ghent, NY — Census place “Ghent CDP”) is 478 residents, ranking #1073 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $84,650, the median home is worth $330,900 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Ghent New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ghent, NY: 12075.
- Population
- 478Ghent CDP residents
- Median household income
- $84,650Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $330,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.6%Owner-occupied households
Ghent ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ghent.
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What the numbers mean in Ghent CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10% of residents and 56.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Ghent CDP, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Ghent CDP is a very small community in New York, with 478 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1073 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 16% of them. The median age here is 40.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Ghent CDP earn a median of $84,650 a year, 7.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Ghent CDP is valued at $330,900, 9.1% above the national figure and 5% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 478 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Ghent CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld gross rent for Ghent CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Ghent CDP?
- Ghent CDP has 478 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1073 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Ghent CDP?
- Median household income in Ghent CDP is $84,650 a year, 7.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ghent CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $330,900.
- Is Ghent CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ghent CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
- How current is this Ghent CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.