2023 Sarasota County Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

County Government: Tourism: Date of incorporation 1921 Related business employment 26,300 Form of government Commission/Administrator Number of: Area served 725 sq. miles Seasonal residents 139,267 Commissioners 5 Hotel and motel units 6,729 Length of term 4 years Hotel and motel gross revenue $ 833,566,837 Total direct tourism dollars $ 2,601,715,100 Political Participation: Number of registered voters: Recreation and Culture: Last general election, 11/08/2022 353,493 Number of: Ballots cast: Radio stations 27 Last general election, 11/08/2022 219,514 Television stations 5 Percentage of voters: Locally published newspapers 6 Last general election, 11/08/2022 62.1% Medical Services: Education: Number of: Total number of: Hospitals 5 Charter schools 13 Hospital beds 1,399 Elementary schools 23 Doctors 1,785 Middle schools 7 Per 1000 population 3.85 K-8 schools 1 Dentists 446 Senior high schools 6 Per 1000 population 0.96 Other types 6 Student enrollment 46,070 Police Protection: Teachers 3,171 Number of police stations 11 Support staff & administrators 3,140 Number of officers 1,475 Average SAT score: Reading and Writing 537 Fire Protection: Math 507 Number of: Employees 621 Building: Volunteers 0 Estimated construction costs, Fiscal 2023 Privately owned 2,495,519,638 $ Transportation: Publicly owned 4,989,895 $ Major airline carriers 8 National bus lines 1 Housing: Number of: Condominium units 52,881 Spaces in mobile home parks 11,890 Sarasota County, Florida Miscellaneous Statistics September 30, 2023 308

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