Library · Port Isabel
Port Isabel Public Library
Port Isabel Public Library serves Port Isabel’s 6,990 residents. Last year it logged 29,904 visits, about 4.3 for every resident, and lent 6,252 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Port Isabel Public Library
213 N Yturria St., Port Isabel 78578
38 hrsopen a week
10,429sq ft
32Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#63
#63 of 516 TX libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Texas that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
30K
visits
4.3 per resident
6,252
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
14
programs & events
425 attended
25K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
4.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,252 loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
14 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $245K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.