Sarasota County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2020

Sarasota County, Florida Miscellaneous Statistics September 30, 2020 County Government: Tourism: Date of incorporation 1921 Related business employment 19,000 Form of government Commission/Administrator Number of: Area served 725 sq. miles Seasonal residents 96,000 Commissioners 5 Hotel and motel units 6,622 Length of term 4 years Hotel and motel gross revenue $ 424,174,178 Total direct tourism dollars $ 1,357,612,700 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 12 Hospital beds 1,542 Elementary schools 23 Doctors 1,550 Middle schools 7 Per 1000 population 3.53 K-8 schools 1 Dentists 367 Senior high schools 6 Per 1000 population 0.84 Other types 6 Student enrollment 43,498 Police Protection: Teachers 3,024 Number of police stations 9 Support staff & administrators 2,857 Number of officers 1,382 Average SAT score: Reading and Writing 608 Fire Protection: Math 587 Number of: Employees 833 Building: Volunteers 58 Estimated construction costs, Fiscal 2020 Privately owned $ 1,190,494,725 Transportation: Publicly owned $ 1,998,767 Major airline carriers 5 National bus lines 1 Housing: Number of: Condominium units 52,076 Spaces in mobile home parks 11,948 301