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<br />The demographic mix of survey respondents closely matched the city's population <br />demographics. <br /> <br />Age Range % of Survey Participants <br />18-24 years 2.8% <br />25-34 years 10.4% <br />35-44 years 21.0% <br />45-54 years 31.6% <br />55-64 years 20.2% <br />65+ years 14.0% <br /> <br />Economic Development Questions <br />To kick off the economic development portion of thes,:!,!",ey, Ayal~nche wanted to <br />understand local residents' definition of "what counts as success~.: ip economic <br />development. 84% of them said that they agree with the following definition: <br /> <br />"Enhanced prosperity and quality of life for La Porte's residents and busif)es~es." <br /> <br />Next, we asked respondents to rat~,.their satisfactiorileveforla variety of economic <br />development topics, from educatiOotQ quality of life tq,c1ty 'government. Participants scored <br />each topic on a scale of 1 (not satisfiedrto4 (very satisfil~d):HJo highlight a few of the <br />findings: <br /> <br />A majority of respondents were either "satisfied" or~'verysatisfied::with the following <br />topics: <br />· Public safety {75.9%) <br />· Cost of living (75.8%) <br />· H~bereducatioo~'ppo1u~iti~.in the area (62.8%) <br />· 'Public e9ucation (54~!)%) <br /> <br /> <br />IOcOQtrast, a majority'bfresponden!s indicated that they were "not satisfied" with the <br />follOWIng: <br />· Ret~.,il shopping andle.staurants (67.1%) <br />· Downtown development (63.4%) <br />· City's appearance (69:7%) <br />· Entertainment and. recreation (60.0%) <br />· Arts and culture,{S6:3%) <br />· External perception of La Porte (54.1%) <br />· Transportation access (44.1%) <br /> <br />On the remaining topics, most respondents felt neutral on the availability of volunteer <br />opportunities and local cooperation / shared vision. <br /> <br /> <br />City of La Porte, Texas - Economic & Demographic Assessment I January 2009 _ <br />