Library systems serving 25,000 to 49,999 residents

Size class 25k–50k964 profiled systems1,669 buildingsFY 2024

There are 964 profiled public library systems serving 25,000 to 49,999 residents. The median system logged 2.81 visits and 3.95 physical checkouts per resident and spent $42.91 per resident in FY 2024. The middle half of the class runs from 1.69 to 4.21 visits per resident and from $25.55 to $67.23 in spending per resident.

New York has the most systems in this class (84), followed by Pennsylvania (79) and Texas (73). 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
Hudson Library and Historical Society	Ohio	25,377	23.42	34.89	$168.10
Princeton Public Library	New Jersey	30,681	22.45	11.87	$203.74
North Miami Beach Public Library	Florida	43,575	20.32	6.83	$37.19
Paramus Public Library	New Jersey	26,698	18.33	16.72	$158.02
Beverly Hills Public Library	California	31,806	14.56	7.54	$398.67
Upper Arlington Public Library	Ohio	36,298	12.96	31.10	$198.70
Coralville Public Library	Iowa	25,642	12.87	8.75	$98.27
Opelika Public Library	Alabama	32,787	12.28	6.45	$53.29
Westport Library	Connecticut	27,470	12.20	10.72	$245.73
Ashland Public Library	Ohio	25,315	11.24	18.99	$72.35

Fewest visits per resident

System	State	Residents	Visits per resident	Checkouts per resident	Spending per resident
Harrison Regional Library System	Alabama	45,151	0.03	0.07	$8.32
North Gorham Public Library	Maine	29,167	0.07	0.06	$0.75
Quemado Public Library	Texas	29,480	0.07	0.01	$1.74
Phillips Lee Monroe Regional Library System	Arkansas	33,054	0.16	0.20	$9.91
Calloway County Public Library	Kentucky	38,280	0.22	5.08	$28.79
The Orange Public Library	New Jersey	34,447	0.22	0.31	$25.89
Carter County Public Library	Kentucky	26,366	0.25	0.51	$4.47
Mifflin County Library	Pennsylvania	46,143	0.26	1.22	$11.11
Clearfield County Public Library	Pennsylvania	44,901	0.26	0.37	$5.59
Lake Worth Beach Public Library	Florida	43,472	0.27	0.21	$17.36

Highest spending per resident

System	State	Residents	Visits per resident	Checkouts per resident	Spending per resident
Beverly Hills Public Library	California	31,806	14.56	7.54	$398.67
Northbrook Public Library	Illinois	35,222	8.35	21.46	$276.51
Northport Public Library	New York	35,626	7.83	4.82	$265.02
Westport Library	Connecticut	27,470	12.20	10.72	$245.73
Wilmette Public Library District	Illinois	28,180	8.61	23.57	$239.41
Huntington Public Library	New York	35,846	5.86	5.10	$230.82
Port Washington Public Library	New York	32,438	8.54	7.25	$225.97
Princeton Public Library	New Jersey	30,681	22.45	11.87	$203.74
Upper Arlington Public Library	Ohio	36,298	12.96	31.10	$198.70
Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library	New York	30,413	5.30	7.93	$194.03

Other profiled systems in this class

Minot Public Library · ND
Campbell County Public Library System · WY
Hancock County Library · MS
Fletcher Free · VT
Concord Public Library · NH
Smyrna Public Library · DE
Taylor Library · NH
Dorchester County Public Library · MD
Bangor Public Library · ME
Juneau Public Libraries · AK
Park County Library System · WY
Winter Park Public Library · FL
Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library · KS
Brawley Public Library · CA
K.o. Lee Aberdeen Public Library · SD
Box Elder County Bookmobile Library · UT
Lewes Public Library · DE