Cortez vs West Bradenton

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

Cortez and West Bradenton 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 4,017 in West Bradenton). West Bradenton has the higher median household income ($110,072 vs $76,915 in Cortez). Cortez has the higher median home value ($388,500 vs $384,100 in West Bradenton).

Population, income & housing

	Cortez	West Bradenton
Population	5,323	4,017
Median age	62.8 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,915	$110,072
Median home value	$388,500	$384,100
Median gross rent	$1,912	$1,785
Housing units	3,954	1,680
Homeownership rate	85.5%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortez	West Bradenton
Population	4,377 → 5,323 (+21.6%)	4,065 → 4,017 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$53,419 → $76,915 (+44.0%)	$63,152 → $110,072 (+74.3%)
Median home value	$289,100 → $388,500 (+34.4%)	$249,900 → $384,100 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,912 (+57.8%)	$1,420 → $1,785 (+25.7%)

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

West Bradenton

Population

4,0654,017

Median household income

$63,152$110,072

Median home value

$249,900$384,100

Median gross rent

$1,420$1,785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cortez	West Bradenton
Under 5	3.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	5.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	8.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	6.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	20.7%
65 to 74	22.7%	12.9%
75 and over	22.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortez	West Bradenton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	87.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortez	West Bradenton
No high school diploma	2.5%	7.8%
High school graduate	19.7%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortez	West Bradenton
Drove alone	75.1%	76.0%
Carpooled	4.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.1%	14.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortez	West Bradenton
1-unit, detached	38.1%	98.0%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	2.0%
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	West Bradenton
Poverty rate	11.9%	10.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1975	1967