People QuickFacts Saratoga County New York Population, 2006 estimate 215,473 19,306,183 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 7.4% 1.7% Population, 2000 200,635 18,976,457 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 5.5% 6.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 22.2% 23.4% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 11.9% 13.1% Female persons, percent, 2006 50.6% 51.5% White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 95.4% 73.7% Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 1.5% 17.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.2% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 1.7% 6.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.1% 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 1.9% 16.3% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 93.7% 60.5% Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 58.5% 61.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.1% 20.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.3% 28.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 88.2% 79.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 30.9% 27.4% Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 27,182 3,606,147 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.0 31.7  Housing units, 2006 93,747 7,907,420 Homeownership rate, 2000 72.0% 53.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 24.0% 50.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $120,400 $148,700  Households, 2000 78,165 7,056,860 Persons per household, 2000 2.51 2.61 Median household income, 2004 $55,702 $45,343 Per capita money income, 1999 $23,945 $23,389 Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 6.4% 14.5%     Business QuickFacts Saratoga County New York Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 4,785 514,265 Private nonfarm employment, 2005 61,889 7,417,463 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 15.1% 0.9% Nonemployer establishments, 2005 14,219 1,443,483 Total number of firms, 2002 16,179 1,707,168 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 7.6% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 8.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.4% 9.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 28.9% 29.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 1,395,541 147,317,463 Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,655,159 343,663,041 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,196,328 178,067,530 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,607 $9,298 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 252,207 27,835,952 Building permits, 2006 987 54,382 Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 844,281 143,902,576     Geography QuickFacts Saratoga County New York Land area, 2000 (square miles) 811.84 47,213.79 Persons per square mile, 2000 247.1 401.9 FIPS Code 091 36 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts