2023 Parks and Recreation Aquatics Master Plan

City of Greensboro EQUITY ASSESSMENT

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10-MINUTE WALK AREA (2021 ACS DATA)

CITY OF GREENSBORO (2021 ACS DATA)

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

DEVIATION

Total Population

10,724

290,809

Total Households

4,086

120,236

Median Household Income

$31,579

$49,806

$18,227 (36.6%)

Racial Characteristics

White

1,695 / 15.8%

127,665 / 43.9%

28.1%

Black

8,129 / 75.8%

121,849 / 41.9%

22.9%

American Indian

54 / 0.5%

1,454 / 0.5%

0%

Asian

226 / 2.1%

16,577 / 5.7%

3.6%

Pacific Islander

8 / <0.1%

291 / 0.1%

<0.1%

Other

301 / 2.8%

13,377 / 4.6%

1.8%

-1.8% Two or More Races

311 / 2.9%

9,596 / 3.3%

0.4%

Unemployment (per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

11.7%

6.1%

5.6%

Households with income below poverty

35.0%

15.9%

19.1%

Households with one or more people with a disability

25.8%

19.3%

6.5%

Note: Comparison data derived from 2019 U.S. census data

Demographic Characteristics of Greensboro and 10-minute Walk Areas of Parks

Equitable parks and recreation facilities such as pools and spraygrounds must also be concerned with the question of who facilities are serving. This analysis summarizes the demographics, or the who, of those residents living within a 10-minute walk of aquatics facilities. A comparison of the demographics of residents living within 10-minute walk of an aquatic facility to the overall demographic characteristics of Greensboro is then analyzed. If the demographic makeup of residents having access to an aquatic facility within a 10-minute

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