Bee Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 9,955 at the 2020 census, up from 9,598 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.99%, is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Bee Ridge CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|8,296
|8,673
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,379
|94.88%
|90.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84.17%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|66
|116
|style='background: #ffffe6; |131
|0.75%
|1.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.32%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|18
|23
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.21%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|59
|173
|style='background: #ffffe6; |266
|0.67%
|1.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.67%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|8
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.09%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|42
|84
|style='background: #ffffe6; |308
|0.48%
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.09%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|255
|522
|style='background: #ffffe6; |819
|2.92%
|5.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.23%
|-
|Total
|8,744
|9,598
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,955
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Bee Ridge had a population of 9,955. The median age was 58.0 years. 14.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 38.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.7 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,552 households in Bee Ridge, of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.8% were married-couple households, 14.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Income and poverty
The median household income was $68,316 with an employment rate of 51.7%. 15.3% of the population were without health care coverage. 11.5% of the population lived below the poverty threshold.