Table 2.
Mean | Range | |
---|---|---|
Park Neighborhoods† | ||
Percent of households in poverty | 23.6 | 2.8 – 42.5 |
Percent Latino | 48.8 | 3.2 – 96.3 |
Percent Black | 12.6 | 0.1 – 60.0 |
Percent White | 26.2 | 0.7 – 90.7 |
Percent Asian/Pacific Islander | 9.9 | 0.2 – 54.3 |
Percent Other | 2.5 | 0.4 – 8.3 |
Population within 1 mile of park | 39,370 | 5,075 – 125,201 |
Park Characteristics | ||
Acres | 13.0 | 0.8 – 64 |
Number of target areas observed | 34 | 12 – 78 |
Number of sports fields | 2.3 | 0 – 6 |
Number of facilities | 10.1 | 4 – 17 |
Number of full-time staff | 2.3 | 1 – 4 |
Number of part-time staff | 13.3 | 3 – 50 |
Number of PAB members | 6.6 | 0 – 23 |
Number of unique programs per year | 9.9 | 0 – 14 |
Number of participants in park programs per year | 1,604 | 48 – 24,710 |
Percent with after school program | 70% | NA |
Percent in residential areas | 54% | NA |
Park Observations (7 days, 4 observation periods per day per park) | ||
Number of park users observed per park | 2,082 | 145 – 4,635 |
Number of observed park users per acre per park | 263.4 | 39.6 – 919.6 |
Percent male users | 62.0 | 41.9 – 75.2 |
Percent Latino users | 57.5 | 5.3 – 99.7 |
Percent White users | 20.7 | 0.1 – 90.8 |
Percent Black users | 14.8 | 0.0 – 74.4 |
Percent Asian/other users | 7.0 | 0.0 – 84.5 |
Number of observed organized activity sessions per park | 15.0 | 1.0 – 54.6 |
Number of observed supervised activity sessions per park | 23.9 | 5.0 – 87.6 |
Percentage of park areas that were observed accessible | 89.7 | 71.8 – 99.2 |
Percentage of park common areas that were observed empty‡ | 60.7 | 41.7 – 88.4 |
Derived from 2000 Census; based on a 1-mile radius from the park recreation center address.
Common areas include sports fields, playgrounds, gym, basketball courts and sport-specific areas.