County profile
Saratoga County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#304 of 3,127 US counties by GDP62nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$16.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
78,232
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,488
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$66.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
241,343
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$100.8k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
45.4%±1.3%
Poverty rate
7.1%±0.6%
Business applications
2,268 · 2025
Retail establishments
687
28.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Adirondack Trust CompanyFinancial Services$94.8M51D2Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$44.2M43D3Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.Industrials$3.7M56CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care23%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation20%
Manufacturing13%
Professional services13%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
241,343
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $86.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,265
International migration+1,470
Natural change−1,063
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.8B2019
$12.4B2020
$13.6B2021
$14.7B2022
$15.8B2023
$16.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$348.6k±$4.7k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
9.1%±0.7%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$348.8M
884 units · 3.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
73.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 79Lightning 79Hurricane 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5202016
5322017
5512018
5602019
5792020
6352021
7112022
7882023
8252024
8802025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20211,0862021
1,2762022
8872023
1,1122024
8842025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.9 km
I-87
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
SNC
Nearest port
44.5 km
TROY TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
33.1 km
FLOYD BENNETT MEML
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$66.9k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Saratoga?
Saratoga's economy produced $16.6B in 2024, growing 5.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.