People QuickFacts Saratoga Springs New York Population, 2006 estimate 28,499 19,306,183 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 8.8% 1.7% Population, 2000 26,186 18,976,457 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.3% 6.5% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 19.4% 24.7% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.3% 12.9% Female persons, percent, 2000 52.5% 51.8%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 93.5% 67.9% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.1% 15.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.4% 3.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.9% 15.1%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 48.8% 61.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.2% 20.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.4% 28.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.0% 79.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 38.9% 27.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.5 31.7  Housing units, 2000 11,584 7,679,307 Homeownership rate, 2000 55.8% 53.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $128,400 $148,700  Households, 2000 10,784 7,056,860 Persons per household, 2000 2.21 2.61 Median household income, 1999 $45,130 $43,393 Per capita money income, 1999 $26,250 $23,389 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 8.8% 14.6%     Business QuickFacts Saratoga Springs New York Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 160,527 343,663,041 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 536,428 178,067,530 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $19,859 $9,291 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 99,052 27,835,952 Total number of firms, 2002 2,988 1,707,168 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 7.6% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 8.5% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 9.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.2% 29.6%      Geography QuickFacts Saratoga Springs New York Land area, 2000 (square miles) 28 47,213 Persons per square mile, 2000 921.1 401.9 FIPS Code 65255 36 Counties Saratoga County (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