Saratoga County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	47%

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Races in Saratoga County, New York:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 98,879	(49.3%)
Females: 101,756	(50.7%)

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Saratoga County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county:	$62,749
New York:	$53,514

Saratoga County:	$209,700
New York:	$311,000

This county:	$676
State:	$802

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 140
• Thefts: 702
• Auto thefts: 25

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 178
• Thefts: 744
• Auto thefts: 41

Saratoga County:	6.9%
New York:	13.7%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	7.4%

Area name: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Saratoga County is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $715 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $856 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clifton Park, Saratoga Springs, Halfmoon, Milton, Moreau, Malta, Wilton, Ballston, Waterford, Stillwater.

2005 air pollution in Saratoga County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.104 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Albany County , Fulton County , Hamilton County , Montgomery County , Rensselaer County , Schenectady County , Warren County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Saratoga County: Callahans Corners (A), Cummings Corners (B), Bunn Corners (C), Rocky Mountain Camp (D), Schenectady Camp (E), Barnes Corners (F), Barber Wheatfield Overlook (G), Lynnwood (H), Breymann Redoubt Overlook (I), Holsapple Corners (J), Balcarres Redoubt Overlook (K), Saddle Lake Camp (L), Freeman Farm Overlook (M), O'Brien Corners (N), Brookhaven Golf Club (O), Myers Corners (P), Blue Corners (Q), Galway Country Club (R), Wiley Corners (S), Olmstead Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Saratoga County include: Saint Georges Church (A), Groom Church (B), Scotch Church (C), Elohim Church (D), Corpus Christi Church (E), Providence Church (F), Amity Church (G), Edinburg Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Partridge Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Hutchings Cemetery (3), Hudson View Cemetery (4), Pine Grove Cemetery (5), Baker Cemetery (6), Sweetman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Efner Lake (A), Elizabeth, Lake (B), Winslow Pond (C), Woodland Lake (D), Saratoga Lake (E), Carp Pond (F), Sand Lake (G), Loughberry Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alder Creek (A), Allentown Creek (B), Balsam Brook (C), Barber Brook (D), Batcheller Creek (E), Beaver Brook (F), Beecher Creek (G), Bell Brook (H), Glowegee Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Saratoga County include: Moreau Lake State Park (1), New York State Game Management Area (2), Peebles Island State Park (3), Saratoga National Historical Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.4%
New York:	4.4%

Current college students: 10,297
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,188 (63% naturalized citizens)

Saratoga County:	3.1%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 52,537
• One, attached: 4,073
• Two: 6,199
• 3 or 4: 5,585
• 5 to 9: 3,833
• 10 to 19: 2,634
• 20 or more: 2,592
• Mobile homes: 9,075
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 173

Housing units in Saratoga County with a mortgage: 31,979 (2,351 second mortgage, 4,728 home equity loan, 111 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,070

Here:	74.3% with mortgage
State:	67.9% with mortgage

Saratoga County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 78 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 68 people and caused $71 million in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 85,035 (83%) Carpooled: 9,346 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 607 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%) Subway or elevated: 51 (0%) Railroad: 71 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Taxi: 134 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 126 (0%) Walked: 2,447 (2%) Other means: 422 (0%) Worked at home: 3,682 (4%)

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%

4.90% relocated from other counties in New York ($30,354 average AGI)
2.52% relocated from other states ($16,309 average AGI)

Saratoga County:	2.52%
New York average:	1.94%

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)
from Warren County, NY	0.58% ($34,700)
from Washington County, NY	0.35% ($30,390)
from Berkeley County, SC	0.27% ($20,991)
from Fulton County, NY	0.11% ($34,129)

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%

4.46% relocated to other counties in New York ($24,450 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($20,080 average AGI)

Saratoga County:	2.84%
New York average:	2.96%

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)
to Rensselaer County, NY	0.59% ($38,732)
to Washington County, NY	0.40% ($33,947)
to Fulton County, NY	0.12% ($34,619)
to Montgomery County, NY	0.11% ($38,215)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 28,443 (24,375 aged, 4,068 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 165,995 (41,919 male householders, 12,081 female householders)

  45,299 spouses, 58,993 children (54,747 natural, 1,717 adopted, 2,529 stepchildren), 1,474 grandchildren, 716 brothers or sisters, 1,061 parents, 1,408 other relatives, 3,044 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 30,307 (11,267 male householders (8,158 living alone)), 12,959 female householders (10,961 living alone)), 6,081 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,333 (2,000 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 22,589 2-persons, 12,895 3-persons, 12,186 4-persons, 4,654 5-persons, 1,311 6-persons, 365 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19,119 1-person, 4,393 2-persons, 497 3-persons, 179 4-persons, 38 5-persons.

94.7% of residents of Saratoga County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $844,281,000 ($3969 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $73,665,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $463,902,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $150,913,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,639,000
Federal grants: $139,863,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,531,000 ($4,106,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $75,432,000 ($48,542,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,161,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $101,059,000
Federal Government insurance: $81,287,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+41 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.82 millions of gallons per day (68% from ground, 32% from surface)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	3.6

59% of Saratoga County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in New York.

Saratoga County:	59.0%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 156784
• Northeast: 18972
• Midwest: 6703
• South: 6752
• West: 3664

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,100

Here:	6.4%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	6.5%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	45.3%
New York:	38.2%