Bee Ridge, Florida

Sarasota County

12-04925

Bee Ridge is a census -designated place (CDP ) in Sarasota County in the U.S. state of Florida with 9,598 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

Bee Ridge is located about 5 km south east of Sarasota and about 90 km south of Tampa. The CDP is affected by the Florida State Road 72.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the then 9,598 inhabitants distributed to 5,043 households. The population density was 950.3 inh. / Km ². 95.4 % of the population were white, 1.3% African American, 0.3% Native American and 1.8 % Asian Americans. 1.0% were members of other ethnic groups and 1.1% in different ethnic groups. 5.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 48.7 % of all households lived in 19.9 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 58.9 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.10 persons and the average family size is 2.69 people.

18.1% of the population were younger than 20 years, 14.7% were 20-39 years old, 27.2% were 40-59 years old and 40.0 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 53 years. 45.1 % of the population were male and 54.9 % female.

The average annual income was $ 55,168, while 7.9 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 95.81 % of the population spoke Spanish 2.53% and 1.66 % had a different mother tongue.

Economy

A significant industry, there is not. The main employment sectors are: education, health and social services: (22.5%), trade / retail ( 17.6%), future technologies, management, administration ( 12.7 %).

Weather

The climate is mild and warm, usually with a light steady wind from the sea. Statistically, it rains in the summer months to an average of 45 % of the days, even if only temporarily. The highest temperatures are from May to October, with up to 32 ° C. The coldest months from December to February with an average of only 16 ° C. Snowfall is almost unknown in the region.

Further education institutions

Further training opportunities are not available in the city itself. The following institutes within a radius of up to 100 km, are on offer:

  • Manatee Community College in Bradenton, about 20 km away, approximately 4,500 students
  • Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, estwa 70 km, approximately 9,600 students
  • University of Tampa in Tampa, about 70 miles away, about 2,900 students
  • University of South Florida in Tampa, about 80 miles away, approximately 26,200 students
  • Travis Technical Center in Lakeland, about 95 miles away, about 2,000 students
  • Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, about 95 miles away, about 2,450 students
  • Edison Community College in Fort Myers, about 95 miles away, about 5,000 students

Clinics

The city itself has no clinic. For medical treatments that make an outpatient or inpatient stay is necessary, residents may one of the clinics in Sarasota, about 7 miles away, visit: the " HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Sarasota ", the " Doctors Hospital of Sarasota " or the " Sarasota Memorial Hospital ".

Parks and sports facilities

There is a small supply of various city parks as well as several sports facilities and playing fields and facilities for camping and barbecues.

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