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Moving to Ruskin, Florida

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Population: 8,321
Males: 4,244 (51.0%), Females: 4,077 (49.0%)

Hillsborough County

Zip code: 33570

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $28,228
Median house value: $80,400

Population by Race

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)

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

Elevation: 11 feet

Land area: 14.2 square miles

Map of Ruskin, FL

Population by Education

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%

13.3% Foreign born (12.3% Latin America).

Hospitals

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)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ruskin:

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

Other public-use airports nearest to Ruskin:

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

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; Full-time enrollment: 2,963)
  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 24 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 40 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
  • PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,868)
  • SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)

Private high school in Ruskin:

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

Public primary/middle schools in Ruskin:

  • CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,013; Location: 4040 19TH AVENUE NE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 815; Location: 101 E COLLEGE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTER (Students: 406; Location: 4646 S HIGHWAY 41; Grades: 06 – 12)

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