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Ghent, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Ghent is a Census city of 286 people across 0.71 square miles of land, in Carroll County. Median household income is $42,188, 46.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ghent
What Ghent is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.71 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land402 plus or minus 153
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarroll County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ghent
How many people live in Ghent
- Population286 plus or minus 109
- Median age46.5
- Population under 1852 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1818.2 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Population 65 and over32 plus or minus 19
- Share 65 and over11.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households119 plus or minus 35
- Family households63 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families52.9 percent plus or minus 18.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ghent
Income and work in Ghent
- Median household income$42,188 plus or minus $36,124
- Per capita income$28,538 plus or minus $7,696
- Civilian labor force169 plus or minus 79
- Employed169 plus or minus 79
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over220 plus or minus 75
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ghent
- Housing units148 plus or minus 40
- Occupied units119 plus or minus 35
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Owner occupied55 plus or minus 21
- Renter occupied64 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate46.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,300 plus or minus $23,250
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,034
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.4 percent plus or minus 25.7
- Single family units121 plus or minus 36
- Share single family81.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more9.5 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ghent gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute154 plus or minus 71
- Commuting under 15 minutes55 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more53 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.4 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Drove alone67.7 percent plus or minus 42.6
- Carpooled19.0 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home2.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ghent
SBA loans in Ghent (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval22.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ghent, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ghent
Flood risk in Ghent
- NFIP communityCity of Ghent
- NFIP community number210046
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/23
The City of Ghent participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210046 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carroll County, not Ghent
Carroll County context, not Ghent figures
- Establishments in Carroll County233
- Covered employment, Carroll County7,615
- Average annual pay, Carroll County$73,076
- Housing units permitted, Carroll County3
Every figure in this section is published for Carroll County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ghent.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ghent questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ghent, Kentucky?
286, in 119 households. Ghent city covers 0.71 square miles of land, which is 402 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ghent in?
Carroll County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ghent?
$42,188. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,300. Median gross rent is $1,034 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ghent businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ghent, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ghent borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ghent. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ghent in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ghent appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ghent, city of, community 210046, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ghent figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carroll County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ghent.
Is zoning published for Ghent?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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