North Ballston Spa vs Waterford

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

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

Waterford has the higher population (2,053 vs 1,207 in North Ballston Spa). North Ballston Spa has the higher median household income ($86,917 vs $68,203 in Waterford). North Ballston Spa has the higher median home value ($229,900 vs $166,700 in Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	North Ballston Spa	Waterford
Population	1,207	2,053
Median age	51.9 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$86,917	$68,203
Median home value	$229,900	$166,700
Median gross rent	$1,652	$1,060
Housing units	598	1,140
Homeownership rate	85.7%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Ballston Spa	Waterford
Population	1,165 → 1,207 (+3.6%)	2,091 → 2,053 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$61,354 → $86,917 (+41.7%)	$52,457 → $68,203 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$188,900 → $229,900 (+21.7%)	$160,700 → $166,700 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,652 (+96.2%)	$808 → $1,060 (+31.2%)

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

Waterford

Population

2,0912,053

Median household income

$52,457$68,203

Median home value

$160,700$166,700

Median gross rent

$808$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Ballston Spa	Waterford
Under 5	3.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	9.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	19.1%	16.4%
45 to 54	7.4%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	16.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	22.1%
75 and over	22.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Ballston Spa	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Ballston Spa	Waterford
No high school diploma	5.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	22.6%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Ballston Spa	Waterford
Drove alone	85.5%	76.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Ballston Spa	Waterford
1-unit, detached	88.6%	29.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	61.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Ballston Spa	Waterford
Poverty rate	1.7%	11.3%
Average household size	2.06	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1965	1938