Saratoga is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 348 people and just one neighborhood, Saratoga is the 518th largest community in North Carolina. Saratoga has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Saratoga, where the median household income is $31,250.00.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Saratoga is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.00% of the Saratoga workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Saratoga is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Saratoga who work in office and administrative support (17.71%), healthcare suport services (9.14%), and food service (8.57%).
Of important note, Saratoga is also a town of artists. Saratoga has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Saratoga’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Saratoga telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.00% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Saratoga has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Saratoga has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Saratoga than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Saratoga may be for you.
Being a small town, Saratoga does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Saratoga overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Saratoga, 23.98% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Saratoga in 2022 was $24,825, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,300 for a family of four. However, Saratoga contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Saratoga also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.20% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Saratoga is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Saratoga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Saratoga residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Saratoga include German, English, Scots-Irish, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Saratoga is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Saratoga, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 91.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Saratoga is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NC, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.6% of the neighborhoods in North Carolina. If you are considering retiring to North Carolina, this is a good neighborhood to look at. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Saratoga are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 35.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (23.0%), and 12.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.9%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Saratoga, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (8.3%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (3.7%), and residents who report Scots-Irish roots (1.6%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (1.3%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.