Saratoga Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 26,187 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Saratoga Springs is the 61st largest community in New York.

Saratoga Springs is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.37% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Saratoga Springs is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Saratoga Springs who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.68%), sales jobs (11.98%), and teaching (10.68%).

Of important note, Saratoga Springs is also a city of artists. Saratoga Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Saratoga Springs's character.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Saratoga Springs, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Saratoga Springs provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Saratoga Springs use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Saratoga Springs's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Saratoga Springs Information and Demographics

The education level of Saratoga Springs citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.92% of adults in Saratoga Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Saratoga Springs in 2000 was $26,250, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,000 for a family of four.

The people who call Saratoga Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Saratoga Springs is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Saratoga Springs include Irish, Italian, German, English, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Saratoga Springs is English. Some people also speak Spanish.