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Saratoga County

Population in July 2007: 9,342. Population change since 2000: +6.0%
 

Males: 4,512  (48.3%)
Females: 4,830  (51.7%)
Median resident age:  39.4 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $69,600 (it was $54,845 in 2000)
Ballston  $69,600
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $210,400 (it was $120,800 in 2000)
Ballston  $210,400
New York:  $311,000

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Races in Ballston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.5%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Ballston: 90.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (23.3%), German (21.7%), English (16.4%), Italian (13.9%), Polish (9.6%), French (9.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 402 feet

Land area: 29.6 square miles.

Population density: 315 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Ballston

  • High school or higher: 88.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ballston town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 62.1%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

216 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.7% Asia, 0.3% Latin America).

This town:  2.5%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ballston:  2.1% ($2,591)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (11.0 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (145.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Ballston Spa, NY (4.1 miles ), North Ballston Spa, NY (4.8 miles ), Country Knolls, NY (5.2 miles ), Milton, NY (5.4 miles ), Malta, NY (5.5 miles ), Round Lake, NY (5.7 miles ), Milton, NY (5.9 miles ), East Glenville, NY (6.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $145,200
  • 1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $146,800
  • 1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $162,800
  • 1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $174,900
  • 2000: 31 buildings, average cost: $208,200
  • 2001: 30 buildings, average cost: $193,000
  • 2002: 43 buildings, average cost: $186,400
  • 2003: 45 buildings, average cost: $241,600
  • 2004: 58 buildings, average cost: $209,800
  • 2005: 57 buildings, average cost: $209,800
  • 2006: 57 buildings, average cost: $256,000
  • 2007: 39 buildings, average cost: $285,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.95 N, Longitude: 73.87 W


People in group quarters in Ballston
  • 273 people in nursing homes
  • 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 9 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in religious group quarters

Ballston household income distribution Ballston home values distribution


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Ballston-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the Ballston town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 7.6 miles away from the town center injured 68 people and caused $71 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Ballston:
  • ELLIS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY)
  • SUNNYVIEW HOSP REHAB CTR (about 9 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY)
  • FOUR WINDS (about 12 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Ballston, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ballston:
  • ALBANY INTL (about 16 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 33 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 76 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ballston:
  • SARATOGA COUNTY (about 7 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; ID: 5B2)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY (about 8 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; ID: SCH)
  • ROUND LAKE (about 8 miles; ROUND LAKE, NY; ID: W57)

Amtrak stations near Ballston:
  • 10 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.
  • 11 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/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ballston:
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
  • EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,096)
  • THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 18 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 3,116)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 18 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)

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Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Briggs Cemetery (2), East Line Union Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Ballston Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ballston and their reported violations in the past:

EXIT 11 TRUCK STOP (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  7.4%

Ballston compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Saratoga County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,124 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.50%
New York average:  5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($461 average AGI)
Saratoga County:  0.09%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Albany County, NY  1.27% ($49,530 average AGI)
from Schenectady County, NY  0.70% ($49,152)
from Rensselaer County, NY  0.60% ($40,801)


7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.39%
New York average:  6.26%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($368 average AGI)
Saratoga County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Albany County, NY  1.14% ($40,884 average AGI)
to Schenectady County, NY  0.70% ($45,352)
to Warren County, NY  0.63% ($36,567)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ballston:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
  • WABY (1160 AM; 5 kW; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDDY (1460 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY)
  • WTMM (1300 AM; 5 kW; RENSSELAER, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WVKZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ballston:
  • WKKF (102.3 FM; BALLSTON SPA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDCD-FM (96.7 FM; CLIFTON PARK, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WABT (104.5 FM; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WPGL (90.7 FM; PATTERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGNA-FM (107.7 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFFG-FM (107.1 FM; CORINTH, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WQAR (101.3 FM; STILLWATER, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRVE (99.5 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMHT-FM (89.1 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WPYX (106.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCR-FM (88.3 FM; LOUDONVILLE, NY; Owner: SIENA COLLEGE)
  • WFLY (92.3 FM; TROY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKRD (93.7 FM; SCOTIA, NY; Owner: DOT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNYQ (105.7 FM; QUEENSBURY, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Ballston:
  • WYPX (Channel 55; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: PAXSON ALBANY LICENSE, INC.)
  • WRGB (Channel 6; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC)
  • WNYT (Channel 13; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
  • WTEN (Channel 10; ALBANY, NY; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
  • WMHT (Channel 17; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WEWB-TV (Channel 45; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WEWB, L.L.C.)
  • WXXA-TV (Channel 23; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)




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