Cortez vs Memphis

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

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

Memphis has the higher population (10,626 vs 5,323 in Cortez). Cortez has the higher median household income ($76,915 vs $71,967 in Memphis). Cortez has the higher median home value ($388,500 vs $292,200 in Memphis).

Population, income & housing

	Cortez	Memphis
Population	5,323	10,626
Median age	62.8 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,915	$71,967
Median home value	$388,500	$292,200
Median gross rent	$1,912	$1,155
Housing units	3,954	4,028
Homeownership rate	85.5%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortez	Memphis
Population	4,377 → 5,323 (+21.6%)	9,647 → 10,626 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$53,419 → $76,915 (+44.0%)	$48,393 → $71,967 (+48.7%)
Median home value	$289,100 → $388,500 (+34.4%)	$157,000 → $292,200 (+86.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,912 (+57.8%)	$1,032 → $1,155 (+11.9%)

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

Memphis

Population

9,64710,626

Median household income

$48,393$71,967

Median home value

$157,000$292,200

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cortez	Memphis
Under 5	3.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	5.9%	22.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	8.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	6.2%	19.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	6.9%
55 to 64	17.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	22.7%	8.2%
75 and over	22.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortez	Memphis
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	31.4%
Black or African American	2.3%	29.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortez	Memphis
No high school diploma	2.5%	11.9%
High school graduate	19.7%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortez	Memphis
Drove alone	75.1%	81.0%
Carpooled	4.2%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.1%	4.7%
Other means	3.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortez	Memphis
1-unit, detached	38.1%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	1.3%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Cortez	Memphis
Poverty rate	11.9%	23.0%
Average household size	2.12	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1975	1988