2024 NRPA Agency Performance Review | 9 land” refers to both maintained parks and accessible open space areas such as green spaces and courtyards. This amount of parkland per 1,000 residents is largest for those agencies serving a population of fewer than 20,000 people: 12.6 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. The number of acres per 1,000 residents decreases slightly for parks serving a population of 20,000 to 49,999 people: an average of 11.2 acres of managed parkland per 1,000 residents. For agencies serving between 50,000 and 99,000 people and more than 250,000 people, there are 10.2 acres per 1,000 residents. The smallest number of acres of parkland per 1,000 residents is found in jurisdictions with populations of 100,000 to 250,000 people with seven acres for every 1,000 residents. Outdoor park and recreation facilities allow community members to assemble, socialize and exercise in a safe and inclusive space. Ninety-three percent of agencies have playgrounds or play structures as their most common type of outdoor facility. Eighty-five percent of agencies have diamond fields (e.g., baseball, softball), 84 percent have standalone basketball courts and 83 percent have rectangular fields (e.g., soccer, field hockey, lacrosse). Other common facilities include tennis courts (72 percent) and dog parks (68 percent). The breakdown of the most common types of outdoor facilities includes: • One playground/play structure for every 3,750 residents • One diamond field for every 4,063 residents • One basketball court for every 8,000 residents • One rectangular field for every 5,000 residents • One tennis court for every 6,003 residents • One dog park for every 46,917 residents PHOTO COURTESY OF EUGENE (OREGON) RECREATION FIGURE 2: ACRES OF PARKLAND PER 1,000 RESIDENTS (BY JURISDICTION POPULATION) All Agencies Less Than 20,000 20,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 250,000 More Than 250,000 ACRES OF PARKLAND PER 1,000 RESIDENTS All Agencies Less Than 20,000 20,000 to 49,999 50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 250,000 More Than 250,000 Median 10.6 12.6 11.2 10.2 7.0 10.2 Lower Quartile 5.1 6.0 6.2 4.8 4.4 5.0 Upper Quartile 18.0 20.9 18.0 17.4 15.5 16.7 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 A group of pickleball players touch paddles in Eugene, Oregon.
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