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POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS FOR SARATOGA COUNTY

 

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Municipality

Population
Town totals include Village totals

Number of Households
Town totals include Village totals
Household
Income
 

1990

2000

1990

2000

2000

Town of Ballston

8,078

8,417

2,488

2,662

45,104

Village of Ballston Spa

5,194

5,524

2,120

2,289

30,691

Town of Charlton

3,984

4,014

1,265

1,342

58,499

Town of Clifton Park

30,117

36,977

10,380

12,581

62,029

Town of Corinth

5,935

6,343

927

985

29,631

Village of Corinth

2,760

2,484

1,137

1,190

25,726

Town of Day

746

834

306

354

33,843

Town of Edinburg

1,041

1,020

463

512

25,462

Town of Galway

3,266

3,506

1,018

1,127

39,483

Village of Galway

151

168

108

123

27,791

Town of Greenfield

6,338

7,490

2,193

2,713

39,266

Town of Hadley

1,628

1,789

547

624

30,948

Town of Halfmoon

13,879

16,291

5,642

6,828

40,894

Town of Malta

11,709

14,479

3,388

4,477

43,924

Village of Round Lake

765

756

295

309

43,334

City of Mechanicville

5,249

5,212

2,274

2,344

28,197

Town of Milton

14,658

16,403

3,710

4,311

35,108

Town of Moreau

13,022

14,537

2,853

3,197

36,024

Village of S. Glens Falls

3,506

3,447

1,397

1,417

32,171

Town of Northumberland

3,645

4,371

1,222

1,524

37,676

Town of Providence

1,360

1,540

495

583

33,756

Town of Saratoga

5,069

5,359

1,098

1,227

32,806

Village of Schuylerville

1,364

1,391

492

515

29,016

Village of Victory Mills

581

584

249

280

29,388

City of Saratoga Springs

25,991

26,047

9,452

9,997

39,998

Town of Stillwater

7,233

7,899

1,731

1,902

38,145

Village of Stillwater

1,531

1,507

694

736

33,278

Town of Waterford

8,695

9,327

2,044

2,322

36,620

Village of Waterford

2,370

2,337

1,106

1,140

31,291

Town of Wilton

10,623

12,771

3,019

3,622

42,717

TOTAL

181,276

204,626

64,113

73,777

42,364


 

Source: Capital District Regional Planning Commission & U.S. Bureau of Census,
with assistance from Saratoga Economic Development Corporation.

 

 

SARATOGA COUNTY EMPLOYMENT

 

(Source: NYS Department of Labor)

 

Category

Breakdown by Category

Average Wage per Worker

Wholesale/Retail Trade

28%

$25,012

Government

6%

29,554

Services

39%

25,839

Manufacturing

12%

41,343

Transportation, Communication, Utilities

2%

40,021

Construction

6%

33,540

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate

5%

30,950

All Others

2%

20,755

 

Saratoga County Unemployment Rate 2.2% - NYS Unemployment Rate 4.5% (Fall, 2001)

    

[Total employed civilian population 16+ years: 102,898]
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000)

  

By Industry Number Percent
Agriculture, forestry & related 762 0.7
Construction 6,226 6.1
Manufacturing 11,145 10.8
Wholesale trade 3,660 3.6
Retail trade 12,378 12.0
Transportation, warehousing, utilities 4,261 4.1
Information 2,906 2.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rentals 7,935 7.7
Professional, scientific, mgmt, administrative 10,016 9.7
Educational, health & social services 23,483 22.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, lodging, food 7,269 7.1
Public Administration 8,626 8.4
Other services 4,231 4.1

 

By Class of Worker Number Percent
Private wage & salary workers 76,463 74.32
Government workers 19,578 19.0
Self-employed workers 6,586 6.4
Unpaid family workers 271 0.3

 

INCOME

 

  Number Percent
Less than $10,000 3,929 5.0
$10,000 - $24,000 12,449 15.9
$25,000 - $49,999 23,182 29.6
$50,000 - $74,999 17,758 22.7
$75,000 - $99,999 10,518 13.4
$100,000 - $199,000 8,975 11.5
Over $200,000 1,415 1.8

Median Household Income $49,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSING INFORMATION  

Average Median
Saratoga Springs, Wilton, Greenfield, Northumberland $328,567 $294,190
Ballston, Milton, Village of Ballston Spa  238,136 220,000
Malta, Village of Round Lake 267,271 252,500
Waterford, Mechanicville 204,968 180,000
Halfmoon, Clifton Park, Malta (southern), Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake 304,728 280,000
Charlton, Galway, Providence 231,135 205,000
Town of Saratoga, Stillwater, Schuylerville, Victory Mills  251,706 224,500
Moreau, Village of South Glens Falls 221,884 185,000
Corinth, Day, Edinburg, Hadley  193,686 164,000

Source: Greater Capital Association of Realtors

  

POPULATION BY AGE IN SARATOGA COUNTY

The 2002 sale prices of homes in the County are as follows:

 

By Occupation

Number

Percent
Management, professional & related 41,042 39.9
Service occupations 13,835 13.4
Sales & office 27,709 26.9
Farming, fishing, & forestry 379 0.4
Construction, extraction & maintenance 8,228 8.0
Production, transportation & material moving 11,705 11.4

 

EMPLOYMENT

YEAR

Under 5

5-14

15-24

25-34

35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Total

1970

12,131

26,563

19,618

15,394

14,358 13,371 9,894 10,455 121,784

2000

15,959

30,273

23,608

31,590

35,864 28,678 17,813 20,841 204,626
2030 16,878 35,792 26,427 34,117 31,955 26,053 26,146 34,041 231,409

 

 

POPULATION BY AGE  

Sex and Age Number Percent
Under 5 years 12,995 6.5
5-14 28,914 14.5
15-19 13,277 6.6
20-34 38,407 19.1
35-44 35,429 17.7
45-54 30,179 15.0
55-64 18,450 9.6
Over 65 22,984 11.5

 

RACE

 

White 96.0%
Black/African American 1.4%
Latino/Hispanic 1.4%
American Indian/ Alaskan Natl. .2%
 

GENERAL FACTS

 

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent age 25 30.9%
Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ 25 minutes
Total housing units 86,701
Homeownership rate 72%
Median household money income $49,460
Land area of Saratoga County 812 square miles

 

Total Households: 78,226
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000)

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