Cortez vs Ellenton

A side-by-side comparison of Cortez and Ellenton: population, income, housing, and more.

Cortez and Ellenton are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ellenton has the higher population (5,454 vs 5,323 in Cortez). Cortez has the higher median household income ($76,915 vs $69,191 in Ellenton). Cortez has the higher median home value ($388,500 vs $278,100 in Ellenton).

Population, income & housing

	Cortez	Ellenton
Population	5,323	5,454
Median age	62.8 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,915	$69,191
Median home value	$388,500	$278,100
Median gross rent	$1,912	$1,600
Housing units	3,954	2,083
Homeownership rate	85.5%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortez	Ellenton
Population	4,377 → 5,323 (+21.6%)	4,192 → 5,454 (+30.1%)
Median household income	$53,419 → $76,915 (+44.0%)	$56,937 → $69,191 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$289,100 → $388,500 (+34.4%)	$121,100 → $278,100 (+129.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,912 (+57.8%)	$887 → $1,600 (+80.4%)

Cortez

Population

4,3775,323

Median household income

$53,419$76,915

Median home value

$289,100$388,500

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,912

Ellenton

Population

4,1925,454

Median household income

$56,937$69,191

Median home value

$121,100$278,100

Median gross rent

$887$1,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cortez	Ellenton
Under 5	3.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	5.9%	18.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	4.2%
35 to 44	6.2%	15.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	22.7%	11.2%
75 and over	22.9%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortez	Ellenton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	53.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	38.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortez	Ellenton
No high school diploma	2.5%	6.1%
High school graduate	19.7%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortez	Ellenton
Drove alone	75.1%	62.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	4.3%
Bicycle	2.2%	1.9%
Worked from home	11.1%	9.2%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortez	Ellenton
1-unit, detached	38.1%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	7.2%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Cortez	Ellenton
Poverty rate	11.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.12	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1975	1988