Ballston Spa is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 4,979 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Ballston Spa is the 318th largest community in New York. Ballston Spa has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ballston Spa is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ballston Spa is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ballston Spa who work in office and administrative support (20.79%), teaching (8.77%), and management occupations (7.26%). 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: 14.25% 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. 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 citizens of Ballston Spa are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.03% of adults in Ballston Spa have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ballston Spa in 2022 was $43,565, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,260 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ballston Spa include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ballston Spa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
