Ghent (CDP), New York

Geography

Ghent is located in the northeast part of the town of Ghent at (42.329228, -73.616596), bordered on the north by Kline Kill, a stream which flows north to Kinderhook Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River.

New York State Route 66 passes through Ghent, leading southwest 11 mi to Hudson, the Columbia County seat, and northeast 2.5 mi to Chatham.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 sqkm, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.70%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2022 census, there were 477 people, 194 households and 143 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 380.6 PD/sqmi. There were 284 housing units at an average density of 162.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.9% White, 3.6% Black or African American, 0% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 16.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.8% of the population.

There were 194 households, of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.72.

17.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 0.6% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 47.3% from 45 to 64, and 8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median household income was $128,984 and the median family income was $128,242. Males had a median income of $61,875. The per capita income for the CDP was $52.458. None of the families and 5.24% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.5% of those age 35 to 64.

References

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