12 | 2024 National Recreation and Park Association PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. PETERSBURG (FLORIDA) PARKS AND RECREATION Sixty-two percent of park and recreation agencies have recreation centers (including gyms), making it the most common type of indoor facility. Other common indoor facilities include community centers (59 percent), senior centers (40 percent) and performance amphitheaters (40 percent). The ratios for population per each of the most common indoor facilities include: • One recreation center (or gym) for every 32,786 residents • One community center for every 31,569 residents • One senior center for every 62,201 residents • One performance amphitheater for every 69,604 residents FIGURE 5: TYPES OF INDOOR PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND AMENITIES (BY PREVALENCE AND POPULATION PER FACILITY) Types of Facilities Median Number of Residents per Facility Population of Jurisdiction Percent of Agencies 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 Recreation centers (including gyms) 62% 32,786 9,685 24,486 39,886 57,750 67,213 Community centers 59 31,569 8,908 27,858 52,000 55,135 93,758 Senior centers 40 62,201 14,286 31,985 67,190 125,817 311,014 Performance amphitheaters 40 69,604 12,769 32,255 59,000 116,135 374,718 Nature centers 34 133,773 9,430 33,669 71,360 139,248 378,408 Aquatics centers 30 58,496 12,618 31,000 60,824 110,629 248,646 Permanent and semipermanent restrooms 28 5,580 2,579 4,905 5,520 6,850 11,925 Stadiums 19 103,222 10,633 32,299 64,150 154,198 425,884 Teen centers 12 58,712 14,797 31,785 58,712 124,264 360,153 Indoor ice rinks 12 59,277 8,004 23,512 53,224 108,508 500,000 Arenas 9 95,696 7,057 24,838 68,104 118,500 716,862 Young adults take a break from a game of basketball in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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