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City size # of cities in size class (population) # of cities contacted Percent of cities in size class contacted (%) Number returned (sample) Response rate (%) Small (pop. 5,000–29,999) 250 165 66 35 21 Medium (pop. 30,000–99,999) 70 50 71 26 52 Large (pop. 100,000–499,999) 26 22 85 14 64 Mega (pop. 500,000 and greater) 6 6 100 4 67 Overall 352 243 69 79 33 City size Respondents Average number of staff Residents per staff member Small (pop. 5,000–29,999) 28 1.5 8,582 Medium (pop. 30,000–99,999) 18 1.4 46,181 Large (pop. 100,000–499,999) 12 4.9 67,427 Mega (pop. 500,000 and greater) 4 28.8 60,764 Overall 62 3.9 34,675 - Table 3.
Percent of affirmative responses for tree ordinance components by city size class.
City size Respondents Provide basic guidance (%) Tree board or employee mandated (%) Regulate private tree removal (%) Require tree protection during construction on private property (%) Small (pop. 5,000–29,999) 35 40 34 31 37 Medium (pop. 30,000–99,999) 26 85 42 46 54 Large (pop. 100,000–499,999) 14 50 64 57 57 Mega (pop. 500,000 and greater) 4 75 50 75 75 Overall 79 58 43 43 48 - Table 4.
Management plans, inventories, and steps removed from city leadership by spending measures. All currency in USD$.
Spending levels Percent with management plan Percent with street tree inventory Percent with park tree inventory Steps removed Respondents (%) Respondents (%) Respondents (%) Average $ per capita <$2 30 7 29 17 30 10 3.6 $2–$9 25 16 25 40 24 46 4.3 >$9 9 44 8 0 8 13 4.3 Overall 64 16 62 24 62 24 3.9 Total % of budget <0.1% 21 5 20 10 21 19 3.8 0.1%–1.0% 29 14 29 35 28 36 4.0 >1.0% 8 50 7 14 7 0 4.1 Overall 58 16 56 23 56 25 3.9 City size $ per capita % of total city budget Respondents Average Respondents Average Small (pop. 5,000–29,999) 26 $7.10 22 0.62% Medium (pop. 30,000–99,999) 23 $2.11 21 0.29% Large (pop. 100,000–499,999) 13 $6.21 12 0.69% Mega (pop 500,000 and greater) 4 $2.06 4 0.08% Overall 66 $4.88 59 0.48% - Table 6.
Spending benchmarks from previous studies compared to the current study. Dollars per capita adjusted for inflation and percent of total city budget as reported. All currency in USD$.
Literature Year conducted Scope $ per capita (2012 dollars) % of total city budget (reported) Ottman and Kielbaso (1976) 1974 Nationwide $7.59 0.54% Giedraitis and Kielbaso (1982) 1980 Nationwide $6.10 0.81% Kielbaso et al. (1988) 1986 Nationwide $5.45 0.49% Tschantz and Sacamano (1995) 1994 Nationwide $3.86 0.31% Current survey of Texas 2013 Texas $4.88 0.48% - Table 7.
Percent of cities receiving assistance at least once in 2012, and the average number of times assistance was received from the state by city size class.
City size Financial assistance Technical assistance Educational assistance Respondents Percent Assists per year Respondents Percent Assists per year Respondents Percent Assists per year Small (pop. 5,000–29,999) 25 8% 0.1 27 33% 1.1 25 32% 0.7 Medium (pop. 30,000–99,999) 13 8% 0.2 17 53% 1.5 18 56% 1.4 Large (pop. 100,000–499,999) 9 33% 0.6 10 90% 4.0 11 73% 2.2 Mega (pop 500,000 and greater) 3 33% 0.7 4 75% 3.8 3 67% 3.7 Overall 50 14% 0.2 58 52% 1.9 57 49% 1.4
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