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Key Takeaways <br />The following table summarizes the key demographic takeaways and identifi es their potential impacts on <br />the City’s parks and recreation system. <br />Figure 1. Key Demographic Takeaways and their Impact on Parks and Recreation Services <br />TOPIC KEY TAKEAWAY SIGNIFICANCE <br />POPULATION <br />INCREASE <br />Development of new housing units, as <br />well as an increase in household size, <br />contributed to the City’s population <br />increasing 10% between 2010 and 2016. <br />The City’s population increase indicates an <br />increased need for parks and recreation <br />facilities. <br />AGE AND <br />GENERATIONAL <br />PREFERENCES <br />The City’s population is <br />disproportionately aged 0-9 and 25-54. <br />Even so, residents ages 10-24 and 55 <br />and older will continue to account <br />for a sizeable proportion of the total <br />population. <br />Diff erent age cohorts have diff erent needs <br />for park and recreation services. As a result, <br />parks and recreation services for individuals <br />aged 25-54 look much diff erent than parks <br />services for children and seniors. <br />A SHIFTING AND <br />DIVERSE AND <br />MULTI-CULTURAL <br />POPULATION <br />The City’s racial and ethnic <br />demographics shifted from 2000 to <br />2010 and again from 2010 to 2016. <br />The population became more diverse <br />between 2010 and 2016. <br />The City’s diverse population and shifting <br />demographics indicate a need for multi- <br />cultural programs that represent a wide <br />array of cultures as well as programs that <br />unify residents and contribute to creating a <br />shared sense of place. <br />VERY-LOW-, <br />LOW- AND <br />MODERATE-INCOME <br />HOUSEHOLDS <br />Nationally and in Redwood City, poverty <br />rates increased between 2000 and 2016 <br />despite an increasing Median Household <br />Income. <br />The presence of very-low-, low- and <br />moderate-income households indicate a <br />need for low-cost recreation services, as <br />well as services that contribute to health <br />and wellness, thereby off setting medical <br />costs. <br />RACIAL AND INCOME <br />INEQUALITY <br />Nationally and locally, income inequality <br />exists between race and diff erent levels <br />of educational attainment. <br />Existing inequalities suggest that the City <br />would benefi t from improving public spaces <br />that allow residents to interact, build social <br />capital and create a shared sense of place. <br />THE INCREASE <br />OF MULTI-FAMILY <br />HOUSING <br />Approximately one quarter of residents <br />live in multi-family housing units. Most <br />of the planned housing units are multi- <br />family units. <br />Residents in multi-family housing are more <br />reliant on public spaces for activities that <br />residents in single-family homes might do <br />in their backyard such as family gatherings, <br />playing with their pet or gardening. <br />6 | PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENT <br />EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />7.A. - Page 24 of 66 <br />136