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Saratoga, New York

Population in July 2007: 5,566. Population change since 2000: +8.1%
 


Males: 2,778   (49.9%)
Females: 2,788   (50.1%)
Median resident age:   38.5 years
New York median age:   35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,200 (it was $42,727 in 2000)
Saratoga   $54,200
New York:   $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $176,700 (it was $94,900 in 2000)
Saratoga   $176,700
New York:   $311,000

Races in Saratoga:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)


2008 cost of living index in Saratoga: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (20.4%), English (13.7%), French (12.8%), German (12.8%), Italian (12.3%), Polish (7.1%).

Current Local Time: 10:21:59 AMEST time zone

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 40.7 square miles.

Population density: 137 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).


 

For population 25 years and over in Saratoga

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Saratoga town

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

116 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.3% North America).

This town:   2.3%
New York:   20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Saratoga:   2.6% ($2,388)
New York:   1.9% ($2,847)
 
 
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Saratoga:
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
  • ALBANY INTL (about 27 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 57 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Saratoga:
  • GARNSEYS (about 5 miles; SCHUYLERVILLE, NY; ID: B04)
  • HEBER AIRPARK (about 8 miles; GANSEVOORT, NY; ID: K30)
  • BURRELLO-MECHANICVILLE (about 14 miles; MECHANICVILLE, NY; ID: K27)

Amtrak stations near Saratoga:
  • 13 miles: SARATOGA SPRINGS (WEST AVE. & STATION LN.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: FORT EDWARD/GLENS FALLS (FORT EDWARD, EAST ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saratoga:
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • SIENA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)
  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
  • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)

Average household size:
This town:   2.5 people
New York:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   68.5%
Whole state:   65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   7.7%
Whole state:   5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households


Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:   7.3%
Whole state:   14.6%


Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:   2.0%
Whole state:   7.4%

Saratoga compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.


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%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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)



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%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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)



Strongest AM radio stations in Saratoga:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WABY (1160 AM; 5 kW; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WENU (1410 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH GLEN FALLS, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTMM (1300 AM; 5 kW; RENSSELAER, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WDDY (1460 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)


Strongest FM radio stations in Saratoga:
  • WQAR (101.3 FM; STILLWATER, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
  • WFFG-FM (107.1 FM; CORINTH, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKRD (93.7 FM; SCOTIA, NY; Owner: DOT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCQL (95.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WBAR-FM (94.7 FM; LAKE LUZERNE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WNYQ (105.7 FM; QUEENSBURY, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WSSK (89.7 FM; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WABT (104.5 FM; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)


TV broadcast stations around Saratoga:
  • WNYA-CA (Channel 39; EASTON, ETC., NY; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W47CM (Channel 47; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNCE-CA (Channel 8; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)