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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Ghent, KY Bedford, KY, Brooksburg, IN, Campbellsburg, KY, Carrollton, KY, Owenton, KY, Patriot, IN, Sparta, KY, Vevay, IN (Pleasant/Avonburg), Vevay, IN (Town Center), Warsaw, KY
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $100,098 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to KY, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Black |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
CARROLL COUNTY School District
1,909 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
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| Better than: of KY school districts |
29.7% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
20.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CARROLL COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL 517 PARK AVE, CARROLLTON, KY 41008 (502) 732-7112 |
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| CARROLL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 1706 HIGHLAND AVE, CARROLLTON, KY 41008 (502) 732-7075 |
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| CARROLL COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL 408 5TH ST, CARROLLTON, KY 41008 (502) 732-7080 |
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| CARTMELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1708 HIGHLAND AVE, CARROLLTON, KY 41008 (502) 732-7085 |
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| KATHRYN WINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 907 HAWKINS ST, CARROLLTON, KY 41008 (502) 732-7090 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 91.7 | 86.3 |
| BLACK (%) | 2.3 | 10.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 49.9 | 49.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,803 | $9,169,000 | 47.3 |
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| STUDENT | $302 | $576,000 | 3.0 |
| STAFF | $566 | $1,081,000 | 5.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $319 | $609,000 | 3.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $514 | $982,000 | 5.1 |
| OPERATION | $812 | $1,550,000 | 8.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $404 | $771,000 | 4.0 |
| OTHER | $271 | $517,000 | 2.7 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,188 | $6,086,000 | 31.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,163 | $4,130,000 | 21.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,155 | $19,385,000 | 100.0 |
Ghent EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Ghent WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 7.2 |
| CHILDREN IN Ghent LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 16.1 |
Ghent Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO KY* |
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| Since 1990 |  270.36%
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About Ghent
Ghent is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,229 people and just one neighborhood, Ghent is the 234th largest community in Kentucky.
When you are in Ghent, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.7% of Ghent's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Ghent is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Ghent who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.38%), sales jobs (9.33%), and food service (5.73%).
Ghent is a very car-oriented town. 97.93% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Ghent is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Ghent has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Ghent is a small town, but even so, a number of people use public transportation - mainly taxis - to get around.
Ghent Information and Demographics
The rate of college-level education in Ghent is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.77% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ghent in 2000 was $19,763, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,052 for a family of four.
The people who call Ghent home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ghent is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ghent include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Ghent is English.
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