Saratoga Springs is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 28,544 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Saratoga Springs is the 55th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Saratoga Springs are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
Also of interest is that Saratoga Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
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.
A relatively large number of people in Saratoga Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 22.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Saratoga Springs, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Saratoga Springs, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Saratoga Springs is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.80% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Saratoga Springs in 2022 was $62,931, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $251,724 for a family of four. However, Saratoga Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Saratoga Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Saratoga Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Saratoga Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Saratoga Springs include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Saratoga Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.