NC Public Library Statistics, FY 1996/97

State Library of North Carolina
North Carolina Public Library Statistics, FY 1996/97

Table 4. Operating Expenditures

Personnel ($) % of Total for Personnel Personnel Costs ($) Per Capita Collection ($) % of Total for Collection Collection Costs ($) Per Capita Other ($) % of Total for Other Other Costs ($) Per Capita Total ($) Operating Total Operating ($) Per Capita

County Libraries

1 Mecklenburg 10,053,842 61 16.94 2,512,680 15 4.23 4,005,755 24 6.75 16,572,277 27.92

2 Wake 5,226,196 62 9.69 1,997,833 24 3.71 1,181,679 14 2.19 8,405,708 15.59

3 Guilford (Greensboro) 3,492,425 73 11.44 967,319 20 3.17 307,269 6 1.01 4,767,013 15.62

4 Cumberland 3,266,313 58 11.10 1,393,717 25 4.74 1,012,318 18 3.44 5,672,348 19.28

5 Forsyth 3,573,499 61 12.57 988,752 17 3.48 1,281,017 22 4.51 5,843,268 20.56

6 Durham 2,926,096 66 15.12 700,548 16 3.62 825,757 19 4.27 4,452,401 23.00

7 Buncombe (Asheville) 1,805,760 65 9.46 589,318 21 3.09 374,810 14 1.96 2,769,888 14.51

8 Onslow 718,451 67 4.78 169,386 16 1.13 187,266 17 1.25 1,075,103 7.16

9 New Hanover 1,310,564 62 9.14 568,785 27 3.97 217,919 10 1.52 2,097,268 14.62

10 Davidson 1,049,516 60 7.60 156,561 9 1.13 553,811 31 4.01 1,759,888 12.74

11 Rowan 1,288,872 72 10.86 267,070 15 2.25 227,118 13 1.91 1,783,060 15.03

12 Randolph 932,206 73 8.21 141,569 11 1.25 200,344 16 1.76 1,274,119 11.22

13 Pitt (Sheppard) 776,679 65 6.77 230,164 19 2.01 186,031 16 1.62 1,192,874 10.39

14 Cabarrus (Cannon) 1,004,585 68 8.94 273,022 19 2.43 189,694 13 1.69 1,467,301 13.06

15 Wayne 519,807 61 4.64 154,901 18 1.38 180,675 21 1.61 855,383 7.64

16 Robeson 415,539 60 4.07 103,972 15 1.02 177,132 25 1.74 696,643 6.82

17 Union 947,333 74 9.92 187,025 15 1.96 143,408 11 1.50 1,277,766 13.37

18 Johnston 574,551 64 6.20 152,449 17 1.64 168,023 19 1.81 895,023 9.65

19 Catawba 958,480 61 7.92 427,269 27 3.53 194,883 12 1.61 1,580,632 13.06

20 Iredell 682,463 62 6.88 221,164 20 2.23 189,979 17 1.91 1,093,606 11.02

21 Rockingham 1,041,068 65 12.10 268,325 17 3.12 301,458 19 3.50 1,610,851 18.73

22 Nash (Braswell) 670,220 58 8.14 312,829 27 3.80 176,036 15 2.14 1,159,085 14.07

23 Burke 398,206 64 4.87 97,481 16 1.19 126,567 20 1.55 622,254 7.61

24 Cleveland 440,593 61 4.94 112,208 15 1.26 174,405 24 1.95 727,206 8.15

25 Harnett 274,224 67 3.45 72,564 18 0.91 59,676 15 0.75 406,464 5.11

26 Henderson 939,125 66 12.11 270,083 19 3.48 221,763 15 2.86 1,430,971 18.45

27 Caldwell 532,144 66 7.17 102,610 13 1.38 176,091 22 2.37 810,845 10.92

28 Wilson 740,903 63 10.82 155,297 13 2.27 288,516 24 4.21 1,184,716 17.31

29 Brunswick 366,457 64 5.83 132,771 23 2.11 73,239 13 1.17 572,467 9.11

30 Rutherford 186,352 58 3.14 71,849 22 1.21 62,594 20 1.05 320,795 5.41

31 Edgecombe 298,857 61 5.47 117,743 24 2.16 69,525 14 1.27 486,125 8.91

32 Stanly 497,719 49 9.60 97,063 10 1.87 414,794 41 8.00 1,009,576 19.47

33 Columbus 582,992 65 11.32 195,210 22 3.79 114,182 13 2.22 892,384 17.33

34 Sampson-Clinton 359,605 64 7.10 131,200 23 2.59 74,055 13 1.46 564,860 11.15

35 Haywood 545,253 63 11.50 185,438 22 3.91 127,982 15 2.70 858,673 18.11

36 Lee 306,058 64 7.03 102,317 22 2.35 66,418 14 1.53 474,793 10.91

37 Duplin 189,992 56 4.45 109,628 32 2.57 38,990 12 0.91 338,610 7.92

38 Franklin 278,449 61 6.64 79,850 18 1.90 96,417 21 2.30 454,716 10.85

39 Granville (Thornton) 328,390 69 8.08 91,781 19 2.26 52,928 11 1.30 473,099 11.65

40 Vance (Perry) 324,552 63 8.03 101,158 20 2.50 91,817 18 2.27 517,527 12.81

41 Halifax 323,850 74 5.78 57,443 13 1.02 56,175 13 1.00 437,468 7.80

42 McDowell 258,937 59 6.76 110,195 25 2.88 73,233 17 1.91 442,365 11.54

43 Pender 222,165 64 6.18 78,334 23 2.18 46,482 13 1.29 346,981 9.64

44 Scotland 177,362 57 5.06 60,057 19 1.71 71,475 23 2.04 308,894 8.82

46 Davie 258,209 64 8.44 65,036 16 2.13 82,299 20 2.69 405,544 13.26

45 Alexander 179,737 63 5.88 46,384 16 1.52 60,235 21 1.97 286,356 9.36

47 Bladen 248,167 75 8.25 63,714 19 2.12 20,556 6 0.68 332,437 11.05

48 Transylvania 319,456 67 11.59 100,170 21 3.63 56,365 12 2.05 475,991 17.27

49 Madison 105,808 66 5.82 34,044 21 1.87 19,270 12 1.06 159,122 8.75

50 Warren 85,372 50 4.69 55,418 33 3.05 29,342 17 1.61 170,132 9.35

51 Polk 111,062 51 6.86 62,738 29 3.87 42,510 20 2.62 216,310 13.36

Totals 53,114,461 63 9.70 15,744,441 19 2.87 15,170,283 18 2.77 84,029,186 15.34

Regional Libraries

52 Gaston-Lincoln 1,770,980 60 7.53 619,228 21 2.63 540,741 18 2.30 2,930,949 12.46

53 Sandhill 1,012,596 64 5.61 196,674 12 1.09 373,827 24 2.07 1,583,097 8.77

54 Central NC 1,041,864 68 6.42 377,379 25 2.33 120,946 8 0.75 1,540,189 9.50

55 CPC 1,180,243 63 7.49 362,133 19 2.30 338,173 18 2.15 1,880,549 11.94

56 Northwestern 1,068,583 63 7.01 250,858 15 1.65 385,378 23 2.53 1,704,819 11.18

57 Appalachian 715,426 70 5.65 142,957 14 1.13 157,964 16 1.25 1,016,347 8.02

58 Hyconeechee 740,272 71 6.27 188,081 18 1.59 111,840 11 0.95 1,040,193 8.82

59 Neuse 904,933 59 10.55 330,993 22 3.86 303,454 20 3.54 1,539,380 17.95

60 East Albemarle 717,475 63 8.63 161,664 14 1.94 264,517 23 3.18 1,143,657 13.76

61 Albemarle 447,138 64 6.09 146,670 21 2.00 100,693 14 1.37 694,502 9.45

62 Fontana 702,818 65 10.32 223,191 21 3.28 148,053 14 2.17 1,074,062 15.76

63 BHM 381,760 59 5.89 113,306 18 1.75 151,787 23 2.34 646,853 9.97

64 AMY 328,963 58 7.13 110,222 20 2.39 125,829 22 2.73 565,014 12.25

65 Pettigrew 504,483 73 11.99 91,136 13 2.17 96,977 14 2.30 692,596 16.46

66 Nantahala 492,352 68 13.15 117,563 16 3.14 117,920 16 3.15 727,835 19.44

Totals 12,009,886 64 7.35 3,432,055 18 2.10 3,338,100 18 2.04 18,780,041 11.50

Municipal Libraries

67 High Point 1,487,289 63 20.35 497,248 21 6.80 373,294 16 5.11 2,357,831 32.26

68 Chapel Hill 995,484 69 22.93 213,641 15 4.92 231,673 16 5.34 1,440,798 33.18

69 Hickory (Elbert Ivey) 556,083 62 17.04 202,771 23 6.21 141,600 16 4.34 900,454 27.59

70 Roanoke Rapids 194,315 74 12.05 51,356 20 3.18 17,619 7 1.09 263,290 16.32

71 Mooresville 146,821 56 10.88 59,173 22 4.38 57,551 22 4.26 263,545 19.52

72 Southern Pines 266,829 65 27.06 82,763 20 8.39 61,395 15 6.23 410,987 41.68

73 Washington (Brown) 175,324 62 18.86 62,186 22 6.69 44,019 16 4.73 281,529 30.28

74 Kings Mt. (Mauney) 119,322 64 12.84 40,018 22 4.30 26,118 14 2.81 185,458 19.95

75 Farmville 110,454 77 24.87 18,522 13 4.17 14,079 10 3.17 143,055 32.21

Totals 4,051,921 65 19.14 1,227,678 20 5.80 967,348 15 4.57 6,246,947 29.51

North Carolina 65,124,515 63 8.89 19,176,580 19 2.62 18,508,467 18 2.53 102,809,562 14.04

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		Personnel ($)	% of Total for Personnel	Personnel Costs ($) Per Capita	Collection ($)	% of Total for Collection	Collection Costs ($) Per Capita	Other ($)	% of Total for Other	Other Costs ($) Per Capita	Total ($) Operating	Total Operating ($) Per Capita
County Libraries
1	Mecklenburg	10,053,842	61	16.94	2,512,680	15	4.23	4,005,755	24	6.75	16,572,277	27.92
2	Wake	5,226,196	62	9.69	1,997,833	24	3.71	1,181,679	14	2.19	8,405,708	15.59
3	Guilford (Greensboro)	3,492,425	73	11.44	967,319	20	3.17	307,269	6	1.01	4,767,013	15.62
4	Cumberland	3,266,313	58	11.10	1,393,717	25	4.74	1,012,318	18	3.44	5,672,348	19.28
5	Forsyth	3,573,499	61	12.57	988,752	17	3.48	1,281,017	22	4.51	5,843,268	20.56
6	Durham	2,926,096	66	15.12	700,548	16	3.62	825,757	19	4.27	4,452,401	23.00
7	Buncombe (Asheville)	1,805,760	65	9.46	589,318	21	3.09	374,810	14	1.96	2,769,888	14.51
8	Onslow	718,451	67	4.78	169,386	16	1.13	187,266	17	1.25	1,075,103	7.16
9	New Hanover	1,310,564	62	9.14	568,785	27	3.97	217,919	10	1.52	2,097,268	14.62
10	Davidson	1,049,516	60	7.60	156,561	9	1.13	553,811	31	4.01	1,759,888	12.74
11	Rowan	1,288,872	72	10.86	267,070	15	2.25	227,118	13	1.91	1,783,060	15.03
12	Randolph	932,206	73	8.21	141,569	11	1.25	200,344	16	1.76	1,274,119	11.22
13	Pitt (Sheppard)	776,679	65	6.77	230,164	19	2.01	186,031	16	1.62	1,192,874	10.39
14	Cabarrus (Cannon)	1,004,585	68	8.94	273,022	19	2.43	189,694	13	1.69	1,467,301	13.06
15	Wayne	519,807	61	4.64	154,901	18	1.38	180,675	21	1.61	855,383	7.64
16	Robeson	415,539	60	4.07	103,972	15	1.02	177,132	25	1.74	696,643	6.82
17	Union	947,333	74	9.92	187,025	15	1.96	143,408	11	1.50	1,277,766	13.37
18	Johnston	574,551	64	6.20	152,449	17	1.64	168,023	19	1.81	895,023	9.65
19	Catawba	958,480	61	7.92	427,269	27	3.53	194,883	12	1.61	1,580,632	13.06
20	Iredell	682,463	62	6.88	221,164	20	2.23	189,979	17	1.91	1,093,606	11.02
21	Rockingham	1,041,068	65	12.10	268,325	17	3.12	301,458	19	3.50	1,610,851	18.73
22	Nash (Braswell)	670,220	58	8.14	312,829	27	3.80	176,036	15	2.14	1,159,085	14.07
23	Burke	398,206	64	4.87	97,481	16	1.19	126,567	20	1.55	622,254	7.61
24	Cleveland	440,593	61	4.94	112,208	15	1.26	174,405	24	1.95	727,206	8.15
25	Harnett	274,224	67	3.45	72,564	18	0.91	59,676	15	0.75	406,464	5.11
26	Henderson	939,125	66	12.11	270,083	19	3.48	221,763	15	2.86	1,430,971	18.45
27	Caldwell	532,144	66	7.17	102,610	13	1.38	176,091	22	2.37	810,845	10.92
28	Wilson	740,903	63	10.82	155,297	13	2.27	288,516	24	4.21	1,184,716	17.31
29	Brunswick	366,457	64	5.83	132,771	23	2.11	73,239	13	1.17	572,467	9.11
30	Rutherford	186,352	58	3.14	71,849	22	1.21	62,594	20	1.05	320,795	5.41
31	Edgecombe	298,857	61	5.47	117,743	24	2.16	69,525	14	1.27	486,125	8.91
32	Stanly	497,719	49	9.60	97,063	10	1.87	414,794	41	8.00	1,009,576	19.47
33	Columbus	582,992	65	11.32	195,210	22	3.79	114,182	13	2.22	892,384	17.33
34	Sampson-Clinton	359,605	64	7.10	131,200	23	2.59	74,055	13	1.46	564,860	11.15
35	Haywood	545,253	63	11.50	185,438	22	3.91	127,982	15	2.70	858,673	18.11
36	Lee	306,058	64	7.03	102,317	22	2.35	66,418	14	1.53	474,793	10.91
37	Duplin	189,992	56	4.45	109,628	32	2.57	38,990	12	0.91	338,610	7.92
38	Franklin	278,449	61	6.64	79,850	18	1.90	96,417	21	2.30	454,716	10.85
39	Granville (Thornton)	328,390	69	8.08	91,781	19	2.26	52,928	11	1.30	473,099	11.65
40	Vance (Perry)	324,552	63	8.03	101,158	20	2.50	91,817	18	2.27	517,527	12.81
41	Halifax	323,850	74	5.78	57,443	13	1.02	56,175	13	1.00	437,468	7.80
42	McDowell	258,937	59	6.76	110,195	25	2.88	73,233	17	1.91	442,365	11.54
43	Pender	222,165	64	6.18	78,334	23	2.18	46,482	13	1.29	346,981	9.64
44	Scotland	177,362	57	5.06	60,057	19	1.71	71,475	23	2.04	308,894	8.82
46	Davie	258,209	64	8.44	65,036	16	2.13	82,299	20	2.69	405,544	13.26
45	Alexander	179,737	63	5.88	46,384	16	1.52	60,235	21	1.97	286,356	9.36
47	Bladen	248,167	75	8.25	63,714	19	2.12	20,556	6	0.68	332,437	11.05
48	Transylvania	319,456	67	11.59	100,170	21	3.63	56,365	12	2.05	475,991	17.27
49	Madison	105,808	66	5.82	34,044	21	1.87	19,270	12	1.06	159,122	8.75
50	Warren	85,372	50	4.69	55,418	33	3.05	29,342	17	1.61	170,132	9.35
51	Polk	111,062	51	6.86	62,738	29	3.87	42,510	20	2.62	216,310	13.36
	Totals	53,114,461	63	9.70	15,744,441	19	2.87	15,170,283	18	2.77	84,029,186	15.34
Regional Libraries
52	Gaston-Lincoln	1,770,980	60	7.53	619,228	21	2.63	540,741	18	2.30	2,930,949	12.46
53	Sandhill	1,012,596	64	5.61	196,674	12	1.09	373,827	24	2.07	1,583,097	8.77
54	Central NC	1,041,864	68	6.42	377,379	25	2.33	120,946	8	0.75	1,540,189	9.50
55	CPC	1,180,243	63	7.49	362,133	19	2.30	338,173	18	2.15	1,880,549	11.94
56	Northwestern	1,068,583	63	7.01	250,858	15	1.65	385,378	23	2.53	1,704,819	11.18
57	Appalachian	715,426	70	5.65	142,957	14	1.13	157,964	16	1.25	1,016,347	8.02
58	Hyconeechee	740,272	71	6.27	188,081	18	1.59	111,840	11	0.95	1,040,193	8.82
59	Neuse	904,933	59	10.55	330,993	22	3.86	303,454	20	3.54	1,539,380	17.95
60	East Albemarle	717,475	63	8.63	161,664	14	1.94	264,517	23	3.18	1,143,657	13.76
61	Albemarle	447,138	64	6.09	146,670	21	2.00	100,693	14	1.37	694,502	9.45
62	Fontana	702,818	65	10.32	223,191	21	3.28	148,053	14	2.17	1,074,062	15.76
63	BHM	381,760	59	5.89	113,306	18	1.75	151,787	23	2.34	646,853	9.97
64	AMY	328,963	58	7.13	110,222	20	2.39	125,829	22	2.73	565,014	12.25
65	Pettigrew	504,483	73	11.99	91,136	13	2.17	96,977	14	2.30	692,596	16.46
66	Nantahala	492,352	68	13.15	117,563	16	3.14	117,920	16	3.15	727,835	19.44
	Totals	12,009,886	64	7.35	3,432,055	18	2.10	3,338,100	18	2.04	18,780,041	11.50
Municipal Libraries
67	High Point	1,487,289	63	20.35	497,248	21	6.80	373,294	16	5.11	2,357,831	32.26
68	Chapel Hill	995,484	69	22.93	213,641	15	4.92	231,673	16	5.34	1,440,798	33.18
69	Hickory (Elbert Ivey)	556,083	62	17.04	202,771	23	6.21	141,600	16	4.34	900,454	27.59
70	Roanoke Rapids	194,315	74	12.05	51,356	20	3.18	17,619	7	1.09	263,290	16.32
71	Mooresville	146,821	56	10.88	59,173	22	4.38	57,551	22	4.26	263,545	19.52
72	Southern Pines	266,829	65	27.06	82,763	20	8.39	61,395	15	6.23	410,987	41.68
73	Washington (Brown)	175,324	62	18.86	62,186	22	6.69	44,019	16	4.73	281,529	30.28
74	Kings Mt. (Mauney)	119,322	64	12.84	40,018	22	4.30	26,118	14	2.81	185,458	19.95
75	Farmville	110,454	77	24.87	18,522	13	4.17	14,079	10	3.17	143,055	32.21
	Totals	4,051,921	65	19.14	1,227,678	20	5.80	967,348	15	4.57	6,246,947	29.51

	North Carolina	65,124,515	63	8.89	19,176,580	19	2.62	18,508,467	18	2.53	102,809,562	14.04