Research & data
Bay Area Kids Party Research
The questions Bay Area parents ask us before every party, answered with public data: where a bounce house is allowed, how often it is too windy, and where young children live. Every figure names its source and date, and every table can be downloaded.
Studies
Our data studies
Bounce house rules in 25 Bay Area park systems
7 of 25 don’t currently allow them at park picnic areas; the rest need a reservation, permit or approval.
Read the study →Data study · November 12, 202667.9%Bay Area wind by month for bounce houses
How often weekend party hours had wind or gusts above 15, 20 and 25 mph at five Bay Area airports, by month and hour, 2016-2024.
Read the study →Data study · November 12, 2026787,073Where the Bay Area’s young kids live
Children under 10 in 101 cities and towns and nine counties, 2020-2024 vs 2015-2019, from the Census Bureau.
Read the study →Statistics · November 12, 202621 figuresBay Area kids party and bounce house statistics
The key figures from our studies in one list, plus the national safety figures, each with its source and period.
Read the study →How we work
Public sources, shown in full
- Every number comes from a public source: city and park district rules, NOAA weather records and the U.S. Census Bureau. No customer data is used.
- Each study gives its source, period and method, says what the data cannot tell you, and is computed by a script that a second script checks against the source.
- The data behind each study is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0, with credit to Bay Area Kids Rentals and a link to the study.
- Spotted an error, or a rule that has changed? Email Hello@bayareakidsrentals.com.
Sources
Sources index
- City and park district picnic and park rules, 25 agencies (read November 12, 2026): used in Bounce house rules in 25 Bay Area park systems
- NOAA NCEI Local Climatological Data, hourly wind at 5 Bay Area airports (2016-2024): used in Bay Area wind by month for bounce houses
- NOAA Integrated Surface Database, global-hourly files (used to check the wind figures): used in Bay Area wind by month for bounce houses
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission, bounce house safety release (August 8, 2019): used in Bay Area wind by month for bounce houses; Bay Area kids party and bounce house statistics
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, tables B01001 and B11001 (2015-2019, 2020-2024): used in Where the Bay Area’s young kids live
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS subject tables S0101 and S1101 (used to check the figures): used in Where the Bay Area’s young kids live
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