On the topic of MLB ticket sales, here are some interesting numbers:
Between 1975 and 1994 (the year of the strike), MLB average paid attendance steadily increased, rising 102% overall. According to the US Census Bureau, the resident population grew 22% between those two decades.
Between 1995 and 2023, MLB average paid attendance has declined 7.2%. The US resident population has increased 33% between the decades.
As a share of stadium capacity, paid attendance was 60.1% in 1994 and is 69% in 2023. The average stadium dropped from 51,981 in 1994 to 42,056 in 2023.
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