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Population: 5,556. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,574 (+0.3% change)
Males: 2,604 (46.9%), Females: 2,952 (53.1%)

Saratoga County

Zip code: 12020

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $37,173
Median house value: $98,300

Population by Race

Races in Ballston Spa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.0%), German (17.7%), English (17.0%), Italian (17.0%), French (11.2%), Polish (5.1%).

Elevation: 288 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ballston Spa

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ballston Spa village

  • Never married: 28.1%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

2.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +333 (+6.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ballston Spa:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ballston Spa:

  • ALBANY INTL (about 20 miles; ALBANY, NY; Abbreviation: ALB)
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: GFL)
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 73 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ballston Spa:

Amtrak stations near Ballston Spa:

  • 6 miles: SARATOGA SPRINGS (WEST AVE. & STATION LN.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: SCHENECTADY (332 ERIE BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ballston Spa:

  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 8 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 8 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,317)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,316)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 22 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,001)
  • SUNY AT ALBANY (about 22 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 14,168)
  • EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ALBANY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,096)

Schools

Public high school in Ballston Spa:

  • BALLSTON SPA SHS (Students: 1,338; Location: 220 BALLSTON AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ballston Spa:

  • BALLSTON SPA MS (Students: 1,095; Location: 210 BALLSTON AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MILTON TERRACE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,015; Location: 100 WOOD RD; Grades: KG – 02)
  • WOOD ROAD IS (Students: 620; Location: 100 WOOD RD; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • MALTA AVE IS (Students: 453; Location: 70 MALTA AVE; Grades: 03 – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Ballston Spa:

  • ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 182; Location: 40 THOMPSON STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
  • SPA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 91; Location: 206 GREENFIELD AVE; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Ballston Spa:

  • BALLSTON SPA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $219,637; Location: 21 MILTON AVENUE; 38,102 books; 1,468 audio materials; 1,386 video materials; 73 serial subscriptions)

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