Ghent, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ghent, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 791. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet GHENT-WV · Ghent, WV 1 ZIPs · 791 pop · #7210/25278 · Raleigh County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK
- INC-HIGH $86,767
- RANK-UPPER #7210/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Shady Spring
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 70% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 791
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-UNK Homes pending
Nearest income peer: Shady Spring, WV ( $7,444 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Ghent
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ghent on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Glen Daniel · lowest $30,526
Glen Daniel · lowest
$30,526 median HH income
- Beckley · near
Beckley · near
$56,836 median HH income
- Cool Ridge · near
Cool Ridge · near
$57,795 median HH income
- Daniels · near
Daniels · near
$74,184 median HH income
- Shady Spring · near
Shady Spring · near
$79,323 median HH income
- Ghent · this city · highest
Ghent · this city · highest
$86,767 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ghent, WV sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 29%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 791
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $86,767
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 25843 (791 residents). Household income $86,767 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ghent as a pure owner town.
Within West Virginia, Simon is the closest lower-income city and Kearneysville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ghent.
Population concentration
Ghent reads through its lone ZIP, 25843
791 ACS residents, one ZIP: 25843 is not the leading code inside Ghent, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Ghent's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 599 employees , annual payroll $7,900k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25843 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Ghent, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Raleigh County, which covers 39 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ghent. See the Raleigh County roll-up →
No other city sharing Raleigh County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ghent. Beckley, Beaver and Mount Hope sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Glen Daniel marks the far end of that range at $30,526, 65% below Ghent.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25843 | 791 | $86,767 | 23 | 22 |
Ghent roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ghent, .