Palm Beach County Data
2013 Return on Investment Study
Economic benefits
|
County |
Florida |
|
|---|---|---|
|
User investment |
$ 142,277,270 |
$ 2,035,000,000 |
|
Cost per visit |
$ 15.83 |
$ 105.61 |
|
Cost to use alternatives to library |
$ |
$ 6,543,406,821 |
|
Cost of alternatives per visit |
$ 457,483,075 |
$ 339.57 |
|
Community economic benefits lost |
$ 50.90 |
$ 1,005,394,217 |
|
Lost use benefits |
$ 2,748,923 |
$ 39,318,000 |
|
Total net benefits to user |
$ 315,205,805 |
$ 4,508,406,821 |
|
Total net benefits per visit |
$ 35.07 |
$ 55.05 |
Demographics
|
County |
Florida |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Population |
1,347,255 |
19,269,866 |
|
Adult population |
1,076,273 |
15,245,066 |
|
Percentage of adult population |
79.90% |
79.10% |
|
Households |
556,101 |
7,607,827 |
|
Median household income |
$ 52,267 |
$45,185 |
Fiscal Year 2012 library statistics
|
County |
Florida |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Total number of branch outlets |
31 |
529 |
|
Total number of mobile outlets |
2 |
26 |
|
Total number of outlets |
33 |
555 |
|
Library revenue |
$ 55,367,272 |
496,410,456 |
|
Library revenue per capita |
$ 41.10 |
$25.76 |
