County Government: Tourism: Date of incorporation 1921 Related business employment 24,100 Form of government Commission/Administrator Number of: Area served 725 sq. miles Seasonal residents 143,708 Commissioners 5 Hotel and motel units 6,779 Length of term 4 years Hotel and motel gross revenue $ 802,231,000 Total direct tourism dollars $ 2,548,391,500 Political Participation: Number of registered voters: Recreation and Culture: Last general election, 11/05/2024 333,464 Number of: Ballots cast: Radio stations 27 Last general election, 11/05/2024 281,052 Television stations 5 Percentage of voters: Locally published newspapers 6 Last general election, 11/05/2024 84.3% Medical Services: Education: Number of: Total number of: Hospitals 6 Charter schools 14 Hospital beds 1,404 Elementary schools 23 Doctors 1,821 Middle schools 7 Per 1000 population 3.80 Senior high schools 6 Dentists 459 Other types 6 Per 1000 population 0.96 Technical Center 1 Student enrollment 47,249 Police Protection: Teachers 3,220 Number of police stations 11 Support staff & administrators 3,360 Number of officers 1,490 Average SAT score: Reading and Writing 550 Fire Protection: Math 521 Number of employees 630 Building: Transportation: Estimated construction costs, Fiscal Year 2024 Major airline carriers 8 Privately owned 2,084,473,453 $ National bus lines 1 Publicly owned 5,694,770 $ Housing: Number of: Condominium units 53,180 Spaces in mobile home parks 11,572 Sarasota County, Florida Miscellaneous Statistics September 30, 2024 322
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