Saratoga County, NY Population

Overview

235,010

Total Population

43.2

Median age

50.38%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,898

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Saratoga County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Saratoga County is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Saratoga County's population under 18 was 19.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Saratoga County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Saratoga County, 16.21% were under the age of 15, 17.54% aged 15 to 29, 48.05% aged 30 to 64, 16.25% aged 65 to 84, and 1.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,764 more females than males in Saratoga County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.38% females and 49.62% males in Saratoga County, NY.
The Saratoga County, NY gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 8,976.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 9,280.

Saratoga County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Saratoga County population: 91.34% are White, 1.71% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.85% are Asian, 0.71% are some other race and 3.27% are multiracial.
Saratoga County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,898 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 227,112 (96.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Saratoga County is White with a population of 214,66 (91.34% of the total population).

Saratoga County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 238,797 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Saratoga County's population increased by 18,569 (9.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Saratoga County's population increased by 15,671 (7.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Saratoga County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 201,554.