Ballston Spa

Population: 5,080
Median household income: $82,341
Median home value: $281,600

Ballston Spa is a community in Saratoga County, New York, home to 5,080 residents. The median household income of $82,341 is below the Saratoga County median ($99,653).

From 2019 to 2023, Ballston Spa's population declined 5.9% from 5,399 to 5,080, while its median home value rose 24.5% from $226,200 to $281,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.2% of the population. 73.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,080
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $82,341
Median home value: $281,600
Median gross rent: $1,075
Housing units: 2,334
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3995,080

Median household income

$63,384$82,341

Median home value

$226,200$281,600

Median gross rent

$988$1,075

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,399	$63,384	$226,200	$988
2020	5,675	$64,858	$231,200	$1,043
2021	5,510	$73,993	$251,900	$990
2022	5,288	$78,136	$260,700	$1,088
2023	5,080	$82,341	$281,600	$1,075

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145	2.9%
5 to 17	1,010	19.9%
18 to 24	424	8.3%
25 to 34	754	14.8%
35 to 44	503	9.9%
45 to 54	755	14.9%
55 to 64	796	15.7%
65 to 74	365	7.2%
75 and over	328	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,584	90.2%
Black or African American	44	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	220	4.3%
Two or more races	80	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree26.6%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	182	5.2%
High school graduate	919	26.2%
Some college or associate's	857	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	931	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	612	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit5.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,166	73.5%
Carpooled	156	5.3%
Public transit	146	5.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	449	15.2%
Other means	30	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	762	30.5%
15 to 29 min	713	28.5%
30 to 44 min	721	28.9%
45 to 59 min	246	9.8%
60+ min	56	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 8.4% (413 of 4,939)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,215	56.6%
Nonfamily households	931	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,146	91.9%
Vacant	188	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,301	60.6%
Renter-occupied	845	39.4%

1-unit, detached58.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units33.0%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,363	58.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	770	33.0%
5 to 19 units	139	6.0%
20 or more units	62	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3604253
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.0056, -73.8545