Ghent, KY Population

Overview

332

Total Population

37.2

Median age

51.81%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

51.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ghent's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ghent is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ghent's population under 18 was 31.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ghent's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ghent, 25.60% were under the age of 15, 19.28% aged 15 to 29, 46.69% aged 30 to 64, 7.53% aged 65 to 84, and 0.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 12 more females than males in Ghent:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.81% females and 48.19% males in Ghent, KY.
The Ghent, KY gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 19.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 22.

Ghent's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Ghent population: 94.88% are White and 5.12% are multiracial.
Ghent's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 329 (99.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ghent is White with a population of 315 (94.88% of the total population).

Ghent's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 397 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Ghent's population decreased by 53 (14.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ghent's population increased by 44 (13.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ghent's population was lowest in year 2019 at 308.