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Population (year 2000): 8,744
Males: 3,892  (44.5%)
Females: 4,852  (55.5%)

Sarasota County

Median resident age:  51.0 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 34233.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,100 (it was $47,200 in 2000)
Bee Ridge  $50,100
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $271,100 (it was $140,600 in 2000)
Bee Ridge  $271,100
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Bee Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bee Ridge: 98.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Bee Ridge, Florida on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Bee Ridge is mentioned 53 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: German (25.0%), English (14.6%), Irish (13.8%), Italian (8.7%), United States (7.6%), Polish (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 35 feet

Land area: 3.91 square miles.

Population density: 2238 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bee Ridge

  • High school or higher: 89.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bee Ridge CDP

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 15.1%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

705 residents are foreign born (4.8% Europe, 1.8% Latin America, 0.9% North America).

This place:  8.1%
Florida:  16.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bee Ridge:  1.1% ($1,532)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sarasota, FL (5.5 miles , pop. 52,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (36.7 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (903.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Sarasota Springs, FL (1.5 miles ), South Gate Ridge, FL (1.8 miles ), Lake Sarasota, FL (2.6 miles ), Ridge Wood Heights, FL (2.9 miles ), Fruitville, FL (3.0 miles ), Southgate, FL (3.1 miles ), Gulf Gate Estates, FL (3.2 miles ), South Sarasota, FL (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 27.29 N, Longitude: 82.47 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,472 (+16.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 568 (16.3%)


232 people in nursing homes

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Bee Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.3 miles away from the Bee Ridge place center injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/17/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bee Ridge:
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF SARASOTA (about 4 miles; SARASOTA, FL)
  • SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SARASOTA, FL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF SARASOTA (about 5 miles; SARASOTA, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bee Ridge:
  • SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 9 miles; SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; ID: SRQ)
  • MAC DILL AFB (about 38 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: MCF)
  • CHARLOTTE COUNTY (about 43 miles; PUNTA GORDA, FL; ID: PGD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bee Ridge:
  • VENICE MUNI (about 16 miles; VENICE, FL; ID: VNC)
  • BUCHAN (about 23 miles; ENGLEWOOD, FL; ID: X36)
  • AIRPORT MANATEE (about 24 miles; PALMETTO, FL; ID: 48X)

Amtrak stations near Bee Ridge:
  • 3 miles: SARASOTA (I-75 AT CLARK RD.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking.
  • 14 miles: BRADENTON (I-75 & RTE. 64) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bee Ridge:
  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 45 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 54 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 60 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
  • EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 5,032)
  • FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; FT MYERS, FL; FT enrollment: 2,466)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  62.9%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

Bee Ridge compared to Florida state average:

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  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Sarasota County Florida:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

9.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.24%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)
Sarasota County:  0.11%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Manatee County, FL  1.24% ($46,094 average AGI)
from Charlotte County, FL  0.76% ($45,611)
from Hillsborough County, FL  0.22% ($49,500)


8.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,758 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.06%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($272 average AGI)
Sarasota County:  0.07%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Manatee County, FL  1.70% ($57,312 average AGI)
to Charlotte County, FL  0.69% ($41,903)
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.31% ($43,326)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bee Ridge:
  • WIBQ (1220 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NOVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLSS (930 AM; 5 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: WGUL-FM, INC.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WAMR (1320 AM; 5 kW; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WTMY (1280 AM; 1 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WSRQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIS (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WTIS-AM, INC.)
  • WBRD (1420 AM; 3 kW; PALMETTO, FL; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bee Ridge:
  • WKZM (104.3 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WSRZ-FM (107.9 FM; CORAL COVE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCTQ (106.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WDDV (92.1 FM; VENICE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJIS (88.1 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSMR (89.1 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WTZB (105.9 FM; ENGLEWOOD, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
  • WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WIKX (92.9 FM; CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
  • WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
  • W247AF (97.3 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bee Ridge:
  • W48CN (Channel 48; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W34AW (Channel 34; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W56CN (Channel 56; VENICE, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
  • WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
  • WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
  • WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
  • WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)

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