Ballston Lake is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,593 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ballston Lake is the 178th largest community in New York. Housing costs in Ballston Lake 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ballston Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ballston Lake is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ballston Lake who work in management occupations (16.39%), office and administrative support (10.18%), and architecture and engineering (9.59%). Also of interest is that Ballston Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.63% 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. Because of many things, Ballston Lake is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Ballston Lake really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Ballston Lake perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. As is often the case in a small town, Ballston Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Ballston Lake, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Ballston Lake is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.04% 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 Ballston Lake in 2022 was $50,202, 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 $200,808 for a family of four. Ballston Lake is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ballston Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ballston Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ballston Lake include Irish, English, Italian, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ballston Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Italian.
