Polk County Data
2013 Return on Investment Study
Economic benefits
|
County |
Florida |
|
|---|---|---|
|
User investment |
$ 65,047,268 |
$ 2,035,000,000 |
|
Cost per visit |
$ 27.76 |
$ 105.61 |
|
Cost to use alternatives to library |
$ 209,155,155 |
$ 6,543,406,821 |
|
Cost of alternatives per visit |
$ 89.28 |
$ 339.57 |
|
Community economic benefits lost |
$ 32,136,682 |
$ 1,005,394,217 |
|
Lost use benefits |
$ 1,256,771 |
$ 39,318,000 |
|
Total net benefits to user |
$ 144,107,886 |
$ 4,508,406,821 |
|
Total net benefits per visit |
$ 61.51 |
$ 55.05 |
Demographics
|
County |
Florida |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Population |
615,947 |
19,269,866 |
|
Adult population |
473,348 |
15,245,066 |
|
Percentage of adult population |
76.80% |
79.10% |
|
Households |
233,094 |
7,607,827 |
|
Median household income |
$ 43,201 |
$45,185 |
Fiscal Year 2012 library statistics
|
County |
Florida |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Total number of branch outlets |
17 |
529 |
|
Total number of mobile outlets |
1 |
26 |
|
Total number of outlets |
18 |
555 |
|
Library revenue |
$ 10,179,505 |
496,410,456 |
|
Library revenue per capita |
$ 16.53 |
$25.76 |
