Ghent, New York Population

Overview

5,301

Total Population

47.8

Median age

51.73%

Female population %

93.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

56.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ghent town is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ghent town's population under 18 was 16.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ghent town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ghent town, 12.53% were under the age of 15, 18.05% aged 15 to 29, 45.78% aged 30 to 64, 20.62% aged 65 to 84, and 3.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 183 more females than males in Ghent town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.73% females and 48.27% males in Ghent, New York.
The Ghent, New York gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 242.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 356.

Ghent town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ghent town population: 87.89% are White, 0.87% are Black or African American, 0.02% are Asian, 6.55% are some other race and 4.68% are multiracial.
Ghent town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,041 (95.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ghent town is White with a population of 4,659 (87.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,396 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Ghent town's population increased by 113 (2.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ghent town's population decreased by 98 (1.82%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 5,081.