| Official Name: | Bee Ridge, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sarasota |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.71 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.40 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9955 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1024.87 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Coordinates: | 27.2889°N -82.4708°W |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Elevation Ft: | 36 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 34233[2] |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
| Area Code: | 941 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.75 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2654.67 |
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.[4] It is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.1km2, of which 9.7sqkm is land and 0.4sqkm, or 3.99%, is water.
As of the 2020 census, Bee Ridge had a population of 9,955 with a total of 4,737 households. There were 5,078 housing units.
The population was split by age with 3.7% under 5 years old, 15.6% under 18, and 35.5% were 65 years and older. 54.1% were female persons.
By race, the population was split with 87.8% were white, 1.5% were black or African American, 4.6% were Asian, 4.0% were two or more races, and 10.4% were Hispanic or Latino.
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.
14.8% of the population were foreign born persons. 9.6% of the population were veterans. 36.0% of the population 25 years old and over had a Bachelor's Degree or higher.[5]
There are several parks in the Bee Ridge area including the Larry C. Manning Memorial Preserve and the Urfer Family Park, where the historic Dr. C. B. Wilson House is now located. There is also the Ashton Trailhead which is trailhead on the Legacy Trail (Florida).[6]