Figure 37. Total Average IT Expenditures and Internet Expenditures for Last Completed Fiscal Year by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.



Population of Legal Service Area

Average IT Expenditures Average Internet Expenditures as a % of Total IT Expenditures Average Internet Expenditures
Million + $2,471,624.63 52.9% $1,307,489.00
500,000-999,999 $1,448,093.37 41.2% $596,614.00
100,000-499,999 $289,683.00 54.1% $156,719.00
25,000-99,999 $85,683.00 55.9% $47,897.00
5,000-24,999 $24,567.38 45.0% $11,055.00
LT 5,000 $12,491.88 42.0% $5,247.00
Overall $69,041.91 46.5% $32,104.00





Urban/Rural Status

Average IT Expenditures Average Internet Expenditures as a % of Total IT Expenditures Average Internet Expenditures
CC $350,629.13 49.8% $174,613.00
NC $78,214.35 49.2% $38,481.00
NO $26,094.96 44.6% $11,638.00
Overall $69,041.91 46.5% $32,104.00



From:



Bertot, J. C., McClure, C. R., and Fletcher, P.D. (1997). The 1997 National Survey of U.S. Public Libraries and the Internet: Final Report Washington, D.C.: American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy.