Responses indicate that Asbury Park is the most popular park across all age groups, visited by over 89% of respondents in the last year. Scott and Zuck Park also show consistent visitation across different age demographics, appearing in at least 45% of responses, and Veteran's Park in 33% of responses.
Park visitation patterns by age follows the general pattern, with Asbury ranking at the top. Among the second largest respondent group (35 - 44) visitation was comparatively higher to Scott and Zuck Park. Additionally, parks such as Belle Valley and Lakewood appeared more often.
Overall, the data also highlights the consistent popularity of Asbury Park across different household sizes, with 89% of non- children households and 90% of child households indicating a visit in the last year. In considering the preference of households with children, Belle Valley, Lakewood, Scott, and Zuck parks all ranked more highly in visits compared to households without children. Only Bridger Park showed a significantly higher number of visits among non-child households (10% of responses) as compared to households with children present (4% of responses).
Of the respondents who indicated 'None of the Above', the majority were from households with zero children of any age and who also do not visit any community pools. When prompted why they do not visit township parks, the majority indicated either no particular reason, or that they choose to spend time in other ways.