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AMA Facts & Figures


Founded:

1924

Organization type:

Not-for-profit, incorporated 501(C)4

Members:

225,694*

Member's age:

Average 48 (median 50)

Riding experience:

Average 27.5 years

Gender:

94 percent male
6 percent female

Household income:

Average $100,000

Education:

12 percent postgraduate study/degree
17 percent four-year college degree
11 percent two-year college degree
22 percent some college
13 percent percent post-high school/vocational training
19 percent graduated high school

Number of motorcycles owned:

750,000 total (Avg. 3 per AMA member)

Motorcycle usage:

76 percent on-road riding
40 percent off-road riding
26 percent on-road and off-road riding
23 percent off-road/motocross racing
5 percent roadracing

Total annual riding (on-road):

1.1 billion miles

Legislation reviewed/tracked:

11,171/1137**

Number of legislative alerts and
bulletins issued:

546**

Number of advocacy messages sent to Action E-list subscribers/elected officials:

1,187,190**

Member benefits supplied by the AMA and AMA Partners:

36* 

Chartered clubs, promoters:

1202*

Events sanctioned annually (competition
and recreation):

3027***

Racing series/championships:

26*

Recreational riding events/series:

13* 

Other AMA properties:

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
AMA International Women & Motorcycling Conference
AMA Racing (amateur and pro-am)
AMA Racing Championship Banquet
AMA Congress
All Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA)
AMA Roadside Assistance
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Concours d'Elegance

Publications:

American Motorcyclist magazine
AMA Racer magazine
AMA News & Notes
AMA Organizer News
ATVA News

AMA websites, networks:

AmericanMotorcyclist.com
MotorcycleMuseum.org
ATVAonline.org
AMAVintageMotorcycleDays.com
WomenandMotorcycling.com
AMARacing.com
AMASupercross.com
AMATeamUSA.com
Facebook: AmericanMotorcyclist, Motorcycle Hall of Fame
YouTube: AmericanMotorcyclist, MotorcycleMuseum

Charitable donations by
AMA clubs and promoters:

More than $11.2 million**

*As of October 1, 2011
**Calendar year 2011 (Jan. - Sept.)
***Fiscal year 2011 (Oct. 2010 - Sept. 2011)

Demographic information from the 2008 AMA Reader Profile Study of American Motorcyclist magazine (the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Association) by Readex Research.