Ghent, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

517

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.7%

36.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$138,446

63.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$318,500

Economy

The economy of Ghent, NY employs 233 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ghent, NY were Educational Services (64 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (59 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (33 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($137,926), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,202), and Educational Services ($21,591).

Employment

Occupations

233

2024 Value

± 139

14.8%

1 Year growth

± 79.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ghent, NY grew at a rate of 14.8%, from 203 employees to 233 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ghent, NY, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (59 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (53 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ghent, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

233

2024 Value

± 139

14.8%

1 Year growth

± 79.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ghent, NY grew at a rate of 14.8%, from 203 employees to 233 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ghent, NY, are Educational Services (64 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (59 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (33 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ghent, NY, though some of these residents may live in Ghent, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$137,585

Median earning men ± $175,213

$29,583

Median earning women ± $16,640

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($137,926).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,385).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ghent, NY was $318,500 in 2024, which is 0.957 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $330,900 to $318,500, a 3.75% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ghent, NY is 72.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ghent, NY have an average commute time of 39.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ghent, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$318,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$86,582

$135

Median Property Taxes

±$97

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ghent, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ghent, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.6%

Homeownership

2024

72.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.6% of the housing units in Ghent, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ghent, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$138,446

Median Household Income

± $57,119

186

Number of Households

± 113

In 2024, the median household income of the 186 households in Ghent, NY grew to $138,446 from the previous year's value of $84,650.

The following chart displays the households in Ghent, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ghent, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (52.3%)
Worked At Home (36%)
Carpooled (6.31%)

In 2024, 52.3% of workers in Ghent, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (36%) and those who carpooled to work (6.31%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

39.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ghent, NY have a longer commute time (39.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 19.7% of the workforce in Ghent, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ghent, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ghent, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ghent, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ghent, NY (71 out of 517 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ghent, NY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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