Library systems serving 10,000 to 24,999 residents
Size class 10k–25k1,695 profiled systems2,174 buildingsFY 2024
There are 1,695 profiled public library systems serving 10,000 to 24,999 residents. The median system logged 3.07 visits and 3.94 physical checkouts per resident and spent $43.31 per resident in FY 2024. The middle half of the class runs from 1.73 to 4.82 visits per resident and from $26.70 to $66.02 in spending per resident.
New York has the most systems in this class (144), followed by Pennsylvania (131) and Illinois (129). Across the class, 61% of systems charged no overdue fines on print items.
Visits per resident by type of community
Each dot is one system in this size class, grouped by where its headquarters sits; the gold tick marks each group's median.
Most visits per resident
| System | State | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Free Public Library | Massachusetts | 17,954 | 19.47 | 18.77 | $153.87 |
| Peabody Public Library | Indiana | 15,874 | 19.26 | 9.65 | $91.14 |
| E.d. Locke Public Library | Wisconsin | 13,131 | 19.25 | 12.42 | $87.95 |
| Adams Public Library System | Indiana | 11,170 | 17.91 | 16.45 | $98.04 |
| Emery County Library | Utah | 10,144 | 17.58 | 7.04 | $92.19 |
| New Canaan Library | Connecticut | 20,862 | 17.06 | 10.21 | $198.96 |
| Crowell Public Library | California | 12,379 | 16.99 | 9.86 | $124.08 |
| Ocean City Free Public Library | New Jersey | 11,229 | 16.97 | 21.51 | $330.65 |
| Coronado Public Library | California | 21,589 | 16.73 | 13.04 | $156.66 |
| El Segundo Public Library | California | 16,964 | 16.03 | 8.92 | $142.84 |
Fewest visits per resident
| System | State | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oglala Lakota College Woksape Tipi Academic & Public Library | South Dakota | 19,950 | 0.01 | 0.02 | $19.88 |
| Pickens County Cooperative Library | Alabama | 12,583 | 0.02 | 0.00 | $4.82 |
| Macon County-Tuskegee Public Library | Alabama | 18,516 | 0.03 | 0.01 | $8.18 |
| Ballard/Carlisle Public Library | Kentucky | 12,286 | 0.07 | 0.24 | $0.55 |
| Sisseton Wahpeton Community College Library | South Dakota | 11,095 | 0.10 | 0.06 | $2.73 |
| Knott County Public Library | Kentucky | 13,659 | 0.11 | 0.25 | $6.79 |
| Palmview Municipal Library | Texas | 15,874 | 0.14 | 0.04 | $5.19 |
| Wilcox County Library | Alabama | 10,059 | 0.16 | 0.58 | $15.99 |
| Windham Free Library | Connecticut | 23,833 | 0.17 | 0.21 | $2.55 |
| Prichard Public Library | Alabama | 18,870 | 0.17 | 0.04 | $8.66 |
Highest spending per resident
| System | State | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitkin County Library | Colorado | 13,534 | 12.28 | 4.93 | $366.53 |
| Ocean City Free Public Library | New Jersey | 11,229 | 16.97 | 21.51 | $330.65 |
| Jericho Public Library | New York | 17,456 | 10.67 | 12.60 | $293.41 |
| City of Commerce Public Library | California | 12,124 | 4.39 | 2.45 | $285.51 |
| Belvedere-Tiburon Library | California | 10,852 | 13.13 | 8.83 | $283.07 |
| Rancho Mirage Public Library | California | 16,992 | 9.85 | 13.60 | $282.32 |
| Hauppauge Public Library | New York | 10,643 | 8.91 | 8.55 | $276.72 |
| Comsewogue Public Library | New York | 23,574 | 4.69 | 12.38 | $275.33 |
| Rogers Memorial Library | New York | 17,325 | 6.71 | 4.02 | $269.37 |
| Manhasset Public Library | New York | 16,453 | 5.82 | 6.77 | $265.03 |