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New Hockeytown? Buffalo Leading NHL Markets In Select Demos

From February '06-March '07, Scarborough Research surveyed 220,354 residents in 79 U.S. markets, measuring a variety of topics. Presented here are select rankings of NHL markets whose residents claim to be “loyal” (very or somewhat interested) fans of the NHL. For example, 7.5% of Buffalo residents who are loyal NHL fans are between the ages of 18-34, while 21.6% percent of that market’s females are NHL fans. For comparison, the average for all of Scarborough’s 79 markets is also listed for each category. Also view further research into NHL fan demographicsFor more demographics of NHL fans in U.S. markets, visit SportsBusinessDaily.com (Scarborough Research).

RK
MARKET
18-34
(n = 1,376)
RK
MARKET
55+
(n = 9,861)
1
Buffalo
7.5%
1
Buffalo
20.5%
2
Raleigh/Durham
4.1%
2
Detroit
14.1%
3
Boston
3.4%
3
Pittsburgh
10.3%
4
Detroit
3.2%
4
Denver
9.4%
5
Denver
3.1%
5
Philadelphia
7.1%
6t
Philadelphia
2.8%
6t
Minneapolis/St. Paul
5.9%
6t
Pittsburgh
2.8%
6t
Raleigh/Durham
5.9%
8
Dallas/Ft. Worth
2.4%
8
Tampa/St. Petersburg
5.6%
9
St. Louis
2.2%
9
Boston
5.5%
10
Tampa/St. Petersburg
2.0%
10
St. Louis
4.8%
AVG.
1.6%
AVG.
3.4%
RK
MARKET
INCOME <$50k
(n = 8,247)
RK
MARKET
INCOME $75k+
(n = 9,609)
1
Buffalo
22.1%
1
Buffalo
18.5%
2
Detroit
11.8%
2
Detroit
16.2%
3
Pittsburgh
11.4%
3
Denver
12.6%
4
Denver
10.1%
4
Philadelphia
10.2%
5
Raleigh/Durham
9.7%
5
Boston
9.2%
6t
Tampa/St. Petersburg
6.9%
6t
Dallas/Ft. Worth
9.2%
6t
Philadelphia
6.4%
6t
Raleigh/Durham
9.1%
8
Minneapolis/St. Paul
5.7%
8
Pittsburgh
8.2%
9
Dallas/Ft. Worth
5.0%
9
Minneapolis/St. Paul
7.9%
10
St. Louis
4.9%
10
San Francisco/
Oakland/San Jose
7.6%
AVG.
3.9%
AVG.
4.7%
RK
MARKET
MEN
(n = 12,117)
RK
MARKET
WOMEN
(n = 9,989)
1
Buffalo
28.9%
1
Buffalo
21.6%
2
Detroit
21.2%
2
Detroit
14.5%
3
Denver
17.0%
3
Denver
11.3%
4
Pittsburgh
16.9%
4
Pittsburgh
9.5%
5
Raleigh/Durham
15.3%
5
Raleigh/Durham
8.5%
6t
Philadelphia
12.7%
6t
Minneapolis/St. Paul
7.6%
6t
Boston
10.4%
6t
Philadelphia
7.5%
8
Dallas/Ft. Worth
10.4%
8
Boston
7.0%
9
Minneapolis/St. Paul
10.3%
9
Dallas/Ft. Worth
6.9%
10
St. Louis
10.2%
10
Tampa/St. Petersburg
6.9%
AVG.
6.8%
AVG.
4.1%
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