Sarasota County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2019

County Government: Tourism: Date of incorporation 1921 Related business employment 25,100 Form of government Commission/Administrator Number of: Area served 725 sq. miles Seasonal residents 127,883 Commissioners 5 Hotel and motel units 6,930 Length of term 4 years Hotel and motel gross revenue 469,270,707 $ Total direct tourism dollars 1,881,580,800 $ Political Participation: Number of registered voters: Recreation and Culture: Last general election, 11/06/18 318,384 Number of: Ballots cast: Radio stations 18 Last general election, 11/06/18 213,220 Television stations 5 Percentage of voters: Locally published newspapers 6 Last general election, 11/06/18 66.97 % Medical Services: Education: Number of: Total number of: Hospitals 6 Charter schools 11 Hospital beds 1,542 Elementary schools 23 Doctors Middle schools 7 Per 1000 population 3.46 K-8 schools 1 Dentists Senior high schools 6 Per 1000 population 0.85 Other types 6 Student enrollment 43,119 Police Protection: Teachers 3,005 Number of police stations 9 Support staff & administrators 2,803 Number of officers 1,008 Average SAT score: Reading and Writing 605 Fire Protection: Math 591 Number of: Employees 826 Building: Volunteers 58 Estimated construction costs, Fiscal 2019: Privately owned 989,323,490 $ Transportation: Publicly owned 1,440,111 $ Major airline carriers 5 National bus lines 1 Housing: Number of: Condominium units 51,692 Spaces in mobile home parks 11,926 Sarasota County, Florida Miscellaneous Statistics September 30, 2019 297