Demographics

• "The average skateboarder in the United States is a white male, 14 years old, and comes from a household with an average income level of $50,000 or more."
• About 16% of women or girls in the skateboarding industry are core skater.
• In 2017, nearly 45% of self-identified skateboarders were aged 12-17 years.
• "8.6% of American youth have ridden a skateboard in the last year."
•  3,150,000 American youth (or 1.7% of all youth, and 20% of those that have “stepped on” a skateboard in the last year) are core skaters.
• "Of all skaters, 77.1% are male, whereas 83.4% of core skaters are male. 23.9% of all skaters are female, while 16.6% of all core skaters are female."

Culture

• Nearly $80 billion is spent in the United States each year on "urban streetwear, which is the preferred fashion for those in skateboarding culture."
• Almost 80% say that they prefer to shop for "small brands or independent manufacturers for their equipment instead of shopping for the bigger name-brands in the skateboarding industry."
•  Three percent of skateboards are bought within a sporting goods or sports supply store.