Ballston Spa is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,933 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Ballston Spa is the 318th largest community in New York. Ballston Spa has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Unlike some villages, Ballston Spa isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ballston Spa are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ballston Spa is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ballston Spa who work in office and administrative support (17.96%), teaching (9.35%), and sales jobs (7.90%). Also of interest is that Ballston Spa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Ballston Spa is also a village of artists. Ballston Spa has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ballston Spa’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.24% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In addition, Ballston Spa is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Even though Ballston Spa is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Ballston Spa ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Ballston Spa, 44.07% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Ballston Spa in 2022 was $44,059, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,236 for a family of four. However, Ballston Spa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Ballston Spa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ballston Spa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ballston Spa include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ballston Spa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
