Moving to Ghent, Kentucky

Population: 371. Estimated population in July 2024: 389 (+4.9% change)
Males: 188 (50.7%), Females: 183 (49.3%)

Carroll County

Zip code: 41045

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $37,917
Median house value: $73,900

Population by Race

Races in Ghent:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Hispanic (6.2%)
  • Black (5.9%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (12.7%), German (9.2%), Irish (7.8%), English (4.9%), Subsaharan African (4.6%), Scottish (3.8%).

Elevation: 480 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Ghent, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ghent

  • High school or higher: 64.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ghent city

  • Never married: 27.9%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

4.6% Foreign born (4.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ghent:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ghent:

  • CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 35 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; Abbreviation: CVG)
  • CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 52 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Abbreviation: LUK)
  • BLUE GRASS (about 58 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ghent:

  • ROBINSON (about 10 miles; VEVAY, IN; Abbreviation: 8I1)
  • MADISON MUNI (about 27 miles; MADISON, IN; Abbreviation: IMS)
  • LEE BOTTOM (about 28 miles; HANOVER, IN; Abbreviation: 64I)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ghent:

  • CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,972)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Full-time enrollment: 22,355)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,977)
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)