Cortez vs Samoset

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

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

Cortez has the higher population (5,323 vs 4,433 in Samoset). Cortez has the higher median household income ($76,915 vs $51,780 in Samoset). Cortez has the higher median home value ($388,500 vs $171,400 in Samoset).

Population, income & housing

	Cortez	Samoset
Population	5,323	4,433
Median age	62.8 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,915	$51,780
Median home value	$388,500	$171,400
Median gross rent	$1,912	$1,355
Housing units	3,954	1,343
Homeownership rate	85.5%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortez	Samoset
Population	4,377 → 5,323 (+21.6%)	4,399 → 4,433 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$53,419 → $76,915 (+44.0%)	$36,966 → $51,780 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$289,100 → $388,500 (+34.4%)	$103,700 → $171,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,912 (+57.8%)	$1,052 → $1,355 (+28.8%)

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

Samoset

Population

4,3994,433

Median household income

$36,966$51,780

Median home value

$103,700$171,400

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cortez	Samoset
Under 5	3.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	5.9%	23.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.0%
35 to 44	6.2%	17.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	22.7%	7.4%
75 and over	22.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortez	Samoset
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	31.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	33.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortez	Samoset
No high school diploma	2.5%	44.3%
High school graduate	19.7%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortez	Samoset
Drove alone	75.1%	74.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	4.1%	3.8%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	3.3%
Other means	3.3%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortez	Samoset
1-unit, detached	38.1%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cortez	Samoset
Poverty rate	11.9%	17.4%
Average household size	2.12	3.35
Mean commute (minutes)	36	26
Median year structure built	1975	1973