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PARKLAND CD8 NYC DEMOGRAPHICS CD8 NYC Total District Land (acres) 4,762 228,892 Resident Population 161K 8.4M City, State, & Federal Parkland (acres) 340 53,371 Residents under 18 21% 21% Percent Parkland of Percent Parkland 7% 23% Total District Area Residents over 65 15% 14% City Parks in District (acres) 523 15,435 Average Median Household Income $67K $66K Percent City Parks in District 11% 7% Population in Poverty 13% 19% ACCESS 40 Race: American Indian or Alaska Native 0% 0% Out of 59 City Parks in District per 1,000 residents (acres) 3.3 1.8 Race: Asian 35% 14% Rank of Percent Parkland Residents within a 5 minute walk of a park 48% 66% Race: Black 13% 24% City Parks in District per 1,000 children (acres) 15.7 8.7 Race: Multiracial 4% 4% City Parks in District per 1,000 seniors (acres) 21.8 13.0 50 Race: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0% 0% Out of 59 AMENITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE Race: Other 11% 15% Rank of Residents within a Community Gardens 0 9 5 minute walk of a park Race: White 37% 43% Recreation Centers 0 1 Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino 20% 29% Playgrounds 22 16 HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT Swimming Pools 0 2 118 Child Asthma Incidences per 10,000 118 223 Child Asthma Incidences Dog Runs 1 1 per 10,000 Child Obesity Rate 18% 20% Sprayshowers 18 10 Life Expectancy (years) 83.9 81.2 Public Schools 35 32 Adult Obesity Rate 20% 24% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 83.9 Adult Diabetes Rate 85% 89% Life Expectancy (years) 14% 11% Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 96% 94% Hospitals and Clinics 7 19 STEWARDSHIP Air Pollution (micrograms per m3) 7.0 8 Park-Related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 18 11 2 Tree Canopy Cover 32% 22% Out of 59 Park Volunteer Groups 8 10 Rank of Tree Canopy Cover Methodology and data sources available at www.ny4p.org/research

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