With 5,027 people, Ballston Spa is a city in New York. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 3,140 people per square mile. The median age is 42.7, about 4 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $101,667, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ballston Spa
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants50.9% → 65.5%(+14.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.1% → 45.8%(+24.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age31.3 → 42.7(+11.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Ballston Spa's population equals 2.1% of Saratoga County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.7%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.7%(96)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(73)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 225 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ballston Spa, decade by decade
Ballston Spa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,937
$65,903
$202,566
21.1%
1.7
2000
5,556
$67,716
$179,980
26.2%
11.5
2010
5,409
$60,434
$272,897
20.3%
18.4
2020
5,111
$78,610
$280,223
38.7%
30.8
2024
5,027
$101,667
$308,200
45.8%
27.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
