Ghent, NY Housing Market & City Data

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5,132
Population Estimate
$214,536
Median Home Value
98.0%
Employment Rate
27.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$302
Median Listing Price$699,000
Median Days on Market92
Active Listings21
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)24
Avg Listing Price$773,343
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.86
Family Dual Income47.5
Median Household Income$69,079
Median Individual Income$33,045
Home Ownership76.4%
Home Value$214,536
Median Rent$1,076
Rent Burden41.1%
Poverty8.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.3%
  • Highschool Education26.6%
  • Some College34.0%
  • Bachelors Degree16.5%
  • Graduate Degree10.6%
  • Total College or Above27.1%
  • Stem Degree38.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.0%
  • Female50.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married47.8%
  • Divorced13.7%
  • Never Married28.8%
  • Widowed9.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityGhent
State IDNY
Population5,132

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1817.9%
19–297.0%
30–3910.0%
40–4916.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.4%
60–6914.2%
70–7913.0%
80+8.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation61.6%
Unemployment Rate2.0%
Disabled11.0%

ETHNICITY

White90.3%
Black4.8%
Asian0.2%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.9%
Multiple0.8%

OTHER

Hispanic5.4%
Limited English1.6%
Health Uninsured5.9%
Veteran10.3%

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