Geocacher Demographics

[+creagerstonefamily]

Does anyone (Jeremy?) have any idea about average Geocacher demographics?

 

I'm planning an extremely well stocked themed cache and need to know things like: how many people play worldwide, in the US, average age, and any sort of useful demographic information that would make corporations want to donate things for it.

 

Website statistics would be very useful, too.

 

Granted, I sure don't remember filling out any such form when I registered, but hopefully there's some sort of idea.

 

We already know that Geocachers are technically oriented since you have to use a GPS and the internet.

 

Any help is appreciated and could pay you back directly if you visit Las Vegas!

[Gustaf]

I don't have the answer to all those questions, but some data can be found on my web site. I changed the design a few days ago, so a few things may still look strange.

[+Planet]

I knew this question had been posed before so I searched (you can do that at the top of the page, click on search) with the question "average age of geocachers" and these four forums came up:

 

http://opentopic.Groundspeak.com/0/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=tpc&s=1750973553&f=3000900883&m=6680996035&p=1

 

http://opentopic.Groundspeak.com/0/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=1750973553&f=3000917383&m=6220915035&r=1150976635#1150976635

 

http://opentopic.Groundspeak.com/0/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=1750973553&f=3000917383&m=6580972583&r=5780972583#5780972583

 

http://opentopic.Groundspeak.com/0/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=1750973553&f=3000917383&m=3970977383

 

Cache you later,

Planet

[Gustaf]

And now we know the average size of Geocachers

[+Brokenwing]

I would also caution you to be careful about how you structure your cache. Sponsored caches have been turned down before for being too commercial. If I were you, I'd shoot an email over to contact AT geocaching DOT com and clear your idea first. Better safe than sorry.

 

Scott / Brokenwing

http://www.cordianet.com/geocaching

[+creagerstonefamily]

It's not going to be a "sponsored" cache. It's me asking people I know and don't know for donations of gift certificates. There will be no affiliation or direct ties to any specific business, nor will it be on commercial property, so that's not going to be a problem.

 

It's just going to be chock full (hopefully) of stuff. So far, I have commitments for $200 worth of stuff.

 

I wouldn't mind adding a "0" to the end of that figure!

[+creagerstonefamily]

Oh, and thanks to Gustaf and Planet for the links and the searches. I figured "age" would be too general and didn't even bother to look for it.

[+briansnat]

Judging from a recent poll of mine roughly half of all Geocachers work in the computer (i.e. IT) field.

 

Also, I think I read somewhere in the forums that the average age of a geocacher is 38.

 

"Men don't stop playing because they get old, they get old because they stop playing" Oliver Wendell Holmes

[+Zartimus]

Ave age 38? That's neat. There are some local geocachers here that are recently retired. What a great time for that to happen. I'd be geocaching all day if I was in that boat.

 

Brian, that avatar is slightly scary.

[BassoonPilot]

I'm neither 38 years old nor employed in an IT/Computer/Technology field.

 

I almost feel like a rebel.