Older People Projected to Outnumber Children for First Time in U.S. History in 2030

The US Census Bureau reported yesterday
"2030 Marks Important Demographic Milestones for U.S. Population"

And the tradition population pyramid will become more like a pillar!

How will this affect recreation and tourism?

Census Data on Recreation

Try this link for tables and reports devoted to recreation.


"This section presents data on the arts, entertainment, and recreation economic sector of the economy, and personal recreational activities, the arts and humanities, and domestic and foreign travel."

SCORP updating

Seems States may be tardy in submitting State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans in order to get some federal funding.  Part of the problem might be the need to update the demand study.  Here is a paper that highlights how Census Data might be used.

Census dot Gov

Hadn't been to the US Census Bureau website for a while so today, when I need to get some population figures, I discover the population clock.

So click on the image and note that this blog was posted at about 11:30 a.m. eastern on this date.  How many more people are on the planet when you read this?

UPDATING STATE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANS

UPDATING STATE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANS, AN APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND CENSUS DATA

that is the full name. This is the paper Rod Warnick and I have submitted for publication in the Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium Proceedings. The abstract:

Modeling supply and demand data is useful for regional outdoor recreation planning. At the statewide level, a State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) is prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). In Massachusetts, the most recent SCORP was prepared in 2006. One of the primary tasks in the preparation for this document was the updating of recreation resource inventory statewide and the development of an extensive GIS data base. For the demand side, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts utilized data collected in 1995 that emphasized usage patterns, tested satisfaction of outdoor recreation areas and evaluated unmet needs. This paper presents an example of updating SCORPS using current demographic data (US Census) and geographic supply data (MassGIS).

Recreation habits continue into Retirement

The literature notes that participation in recreation activities as a mature adult will continue into retirement. While the rate may decline, older residents in Massachusetts are attracted to rivers, agricultural lands, trails and greenways.

Using Census data from the 2005-2009 ACS research we get this kind of relationship.

Sorry folks 2010 data at the tract level (or Zip Code) ain't out yet.