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Dublin No. Dublin % Columbus

MSA Number

MSA %

Under 5 years 2,580 8.2% 110,251 7.2%

5-19 8,071 25.7% 328,976 21.9%

20-34 4,779 15.2% 365,014 20.6%

35-44 6,643 21.2% 255,444 16.9%

45-54 5,520 17.6% 204,936 13.7%

55-64 2,113 6.7% 121,160 8.3%

65 and older 1,686 5.4% 154,376 11.4%

Sources: US Census Bureau

Table 2E: Age Distribution (2000)

Under 5 years

8%

5-19 26%

20-34 15%

35-44 21%

45-54 18%

55-64 7%

65 and older 5%

Policies, Issues and Strategies

Policy: Parks and Recreation should be aware of the choices people tend to make for services and provide a

variety of options. Factors that will be considered are income, gender, and age.

Issues

• There is research that concludes leisure activities are selected, in part, based on a person’s educational achievements and corresponding higher income earning power.

• Activities that are attractive to those with more earning power include

golf, travel for pleasure, membership in high-end health clubs and private lessons for various skills.

• There are some trends that

differentiate female from male users of parks and recreation services.

• Parks and recreation preferences can be relative to a citizen’s age group.