Ruskin, Florida

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Population (year 2000): 8,321

Males: 4,244	(51.0%)
Females: 4,077	(49.0%)

Hillsborough County

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Florida median age:	38.7 years

Zip codes: 33570.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,300 (it was $28,228 in 2000)

Ruskin	$31,300
Florida:	$42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $140,800 (it was $80,400 in 2000)

Ruskin	$140,800
Florida:	$189,500

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Races in Ruskin:

White Non-Hispanic (60.7%)
Hispanic (36.7%)
Other race (14.9%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
Black (1.2%)
American Indian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (13.9%), English (9.5%), Irish (9.1%), United States (7.6%), Italian (3.4%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 11 feet

Land area: 14.2 square miles.

Population density: 584 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ruskin

High school or higher: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ruskin CDP

Never married: 24.1%
Now married: 52.9%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 12.4%

1,103 residents are foreign born (12.3% Latin America).

This place:	13.3%
Florida:	16.7%

According to our research there were 34 registered sex offenders living in Ruskin, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ruskin to the number of sex offenders is 245 to 1.

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

Ruskin:	1.2% ($961)
Florida:	1.2% ($1,262)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (16.7 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (900.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Apollo Beach, FL (4.3 miles ), Greater Sun Center, FL (5.1 miles ), Wimauma, FL (8.0 miles ), Gibsonton, FL (9.4 miles ), Parrish, FL (11.2 miles ), Wimauma-Lithia, FL (13.2 miles ), Progress Village, FL (13.5 miles ), Boyette, FL (13.5 miles ).

Latitude: 27.71 N, Longitude: 82.43 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -585 (-7.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 729 (22.4%)

57 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (23%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Ruskin-area historical tornado activity is above Florida state average. It is 111% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/1958, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Ruskin place center injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1966, a category 4 tornado 28.9 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 530 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Ruskin:

SOUTH BAY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; SUN CITY CENTER, FL)
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TAMPA, FL)
KINDRED HOSPITAL BAY AREA TAMPA (about 14 miles; TAMPA, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ruskin:

MAC DILL AFB (about 10 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: MCF)
TAMPA INTL (about 19 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: TPA)
ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL (about 22 miles; ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL; ID: PIE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ruskin:

AIRPORT MANATEE (about 9 miles; PALMETTO, FL; ID: 48X)
PETER O KNIGHT (about 13 miles; TAMPA, FL; ID: TPF)
ALBERT WHITTED (about 13 miles; ST PETERSBURG, FL; ID: SPG)

Amtrak stations near Ruskin:

16 miles: BRADENTON (I-75 & RTE. 64) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.
17 miles: TAMPA (601 NEBRASKA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
20 miles: PINELLAS PARK (PARK BLVD. AT U.S. 19) - Bus Station. Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ruskin:

HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 16 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,963)
MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BRADENTON, FL; FT enrollment: 4,539)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 24 miles; TAMPA, FL; FT enrollment: 26,221)
PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; FT enrollment: 2,868)
TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 43 miles; LAKELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT enrollment: 6,597)

Public high schools in Ruskin:

LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 567; Location: 2002 E SHELL POINT RD)
SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTER (Location: 2810 JOHN SHERMAN WAY)

Private high school in Ruskin:

RUSKIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 820 COLLEGE AVE W; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Ruskin:

SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1114; Location: 15732 BETH SHIELDS WAY)
CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 478; Location: 4040 19TH AVE NE)
RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 455; Location: 101 E COLLEGE AVE)

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Notable locations in Ruskin: Sun City Center Plaza (A), Flamingo Plaza (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ruskin Memorial Gardens (1), Ruskin Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Manatee River (A), Cabbage Creek (B), Marsh Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Bahia Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Comfort Motel (1804 South USHighway 41).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ruskin and their reported violations in the past:

TAMPA S RV RESORT CAMPGROUND (Population served: 240, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

3 regular monitoring violations

SUNLAKE RV RESORT (Population served: 120, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JUL-30-2003 to JAN-06-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-12-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-08-1999)

SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH ELKS #2672 (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1997), St Boil Water Order (APR-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-1997), St Boil Water Order (APR-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-1997)

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

GOLDEN BUDDHA (Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

CRYSTAL-KAY TP (Population served: 52, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

YU AN FARMS (Population served: 41, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ruskin that have no violations reported:

THUNDERBIRD LANES (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
RIGHT WAY FOODS (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
RUSKIN DRIVE IN (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	70.0%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	17.1%
Whole state:	12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	10.2%
Whole state:	5.7%

Ruskin compared to Florida state average:

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Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ruskin (2007 data):

Wachovia Bank, National Association: Sun City Center Branch at 729 Cypress Village Boulevard, branch established on 1990-07-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Suncity Branch at 3880 Sun City Center Boulevard, branch established on 1999-05-10. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
SunTrust Bank: Ruskin Branch at 502 North U.S. Highway 41, branch established on 1961-10-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.

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8.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.97%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($673 average AGI)
Hillsborough County: 0.23%
Florida average: 0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pinellas County, FL	0.97% ($47,620 average AGI)
from Pasco County, FL	0.60% ($40,511)
from Polk County, FL	0.32% ($40,979)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,073 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($626 average AGI)
Hillsborough County: 0.12%
Florida average: 0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Pasco County, FL	1.21% ($49,676 average AGI)
to Pinellas County, FL	0.89% ($45,295)
to Polk County, FL	0.43% ($38,458)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ruskin:

WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WAMA (1550 AM; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WAMA, INC)
WDAE (620 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTIS (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WTIS-AM, INC.)
WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTMP (1150 AM; 10 kW; EGYPT LAKE, FL; Owner: TAMPA BROADCASTING, LTD.)
WWMI (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRXB (1590 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG BEACH, FL; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP OF FLORIDA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ruskin:

WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, 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.)
WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WSSR (95.7 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMNF (88.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: NATHAN B. STUBBLEFIELD FOUNDATION)
WLLD (98.7 FM; HOLMES BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBBY (107.3 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WXTB (97.9 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WDUV (105.5 FM; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WFTI-FM (91.7 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WCTQ (106.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WYUU (92.5 FM; SAFETY HARBOR, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ruskin:

WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, 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.)
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.)
WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
WTAM-LP (Channel 6; TAMPA, FL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
W56EB (Channel 56; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WRMD-LP (Channel 57; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ZGS TELEVISION OF TAMPA, INC.)
WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
W61AI (Channel 61; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WVEA-LP (Channel 61; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WTSP (Channel 10; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WARP-CA (Channel 20; TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WXAX-LP (Channel 26; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSPF-CA (Channel 35; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG)
W33CC (Channel 33; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
W36CO (Channel 36; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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