Title
2019 Community Survey Results
Body
Summary and Background Information:
In fall of 2019, Commerce City conducted its annual resident survey covering a wide range of topics including: safety, mobility, economy, education and enrichment, community engagement, recreation and wellness, and more. Led by the independent National Research center, the survey was sent to a randomly-selected pool of Commerce City residents.
2019 key findings include:
Safety contributes to residents' quality of life in Commerce City and merits continued focus.
Safety continues to be identified as one of the top priorities for the City to focus on in the coming two years with 86% respondents indicating they feel safe in the neighborhood, 64% feel safe in the commercial area, and 54% have an overall feeling of safety.
There have been small gains in the local economy and it remains an area of opportunity.
Residents also rated Economy as a priority for the City in the next two years. Less than 4 in 10 respondents gave favorable evaluations to the overall economic health of the city, vibrant downtown/commercial area, shopping opportunities, employment opportunities, the city as a place to visit and as a place to work, and economic development. however, residents provided higher marks to economic development in 2019, and while stable between 2018 and 2019, shopping opportunities evaluations have increased in quality since 2017. Additionally, more residents reported they work in the community and were optimistic regarding the local economy in 2019 than in 2018.
Commerce City Residents take steps to stay health, but would like more Recreation and Wellness opportunities.
At least half of the residents indicated they were in very good or excellent health and most respondents reported they ate five portions of fruits and vegetables and participated in moderate or vigorous physical activity regularly. More than two-thirds of community members had used the recreation centers and visited a C...
Click here for full text