North Ballston Spa vs Round Lake

A side-by-side comparison of North Ballston Spa and Round Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

North Ballston Spa and Round Lake are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Ballston Spa has the higher population (1,207 vs 956 in Round Lake). Round Lake has the higher median household income ($95,263 vs $86,917 in North Ballston Spa). Round Lake has the higher median home value ($314,200 vs $229,900 in North Ballston Spa).

Population, income & housing

	North Ballston Spa	Round Lake
Population	1,207	956
Median age	51.9 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,917	$95,263
Median home value	$229,900	$314,200
Median gross rent	$1,652	$1,655
Housing units	598	463
Homeownership rate	85.7%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	56.1%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Ballston Spa	Round Lake
Population	1,165 → 1,207 (+3.6%)	866 → 956 (+10.4%)
Median household income	$61,354 → $86,917 (+41.7%)	$87,500 → $95,263 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$188,900 → $229,900 (+21.7%)	$218,500 → $314,200 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,652 (+96.2%)	$1,294 → $1,655 (+27.9%)

North Ballston Spa

Population

1,1651,207

Median household income

$61,354$86,917

Median home value

$188,900$229,900

Median gross rent

$842$1,652

Round Lake

Population

866956

Median household income

$87,500$95,263

Median home value

$218,500$314,200

Median gross rent

$1,294$1,655

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Ballston Spa	Round Lake
Under 5	3.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	12.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.3%
25 to 34	9.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	19.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	15.0%
75 and over	22.2%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Ballston Spa	Round Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Ballston Spa	Round Lake
No high school diploma	5.5%	3.5%
High school graduate	22.6%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Ballston Spa	Round Lake
Drove alone	85.5%	79.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Ballston Spa	Round Lake
1-unit, detached	88.6%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	North Ballston Spa	Round Lake
Poverty rate	1.7%	2.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1965	1946