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BOOK 108 PAGE 297 <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LIBRARY ANAYLSIS, JANUARY, 1999 <br />DEMOGRAPHY <br />1. Florida counties most comparable to Indian River County are those <br />with a low population, high personal income and with proportionately <br />large tourism and retirement components. The most similiar are Martin <br />County and Collier County. The three are compared with each other and <br />with the State average of the 68 public libraries in Florida in the analyses <br />below. The populations are: <br />Indian River 109,262 <br />Martin 121,481 <br />Collier 213,474 <br />State 172,291 <br />LIBRARY USE <br />2. Heavy library users are retired persons. Proportions of the populations <br />over age 65 are: <br />Indian River 29% <br />Martin 28 <br />Collier - 24 <br />State 18 <br />3. Percent of population holding library cards: <br />Indian River <br />54.8% <br />Martin <br />69.1 <br />Collier <br />64.0 <br />State <br />50.0 <br />4. Annual circulation of items per borrower. <br />Indian River <br />14.8 <br />Martin <br />7.9 <br />Collier <br />14.6 <br />State <br />10.0 <br />5. Items circulated annually per capita: <br />Indian River <br />8.1 <br />Martin <br />5.5 <br />Collier <br />9.4 <br />State <br />5.0 <br />6. Annual use of reference services per capita: <br />Indian River <br />4.5 <br />Martin <br />1.0 <br />Collier <br />1.0 <br />State <br />1.7 <br />FEBRUARY 9, 1999 <br />24 <br />