Cortez vs West Samoset

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

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

West Samoset has the higher population (7,273 vs 5,323 in Cortez). Cortez has the higher median household income ($76,915 vs $55,938 in West Samoset). Cortez has the higher median home value ($388,500 vs $213,900 in West Samoset).

Population, income & housing

	Cortez	West Samoset
Population	5,323	7,273
Median age	62.8 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,915	$55,938
Median home value	$388,500	$213,900
Median gross rent	$1,912	$1,371
Housing units	3,954	2,603
Homeownership rate	85.5%	49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortez	West Samoset
Population	4,377 → 5,323 (+21.6%)	6,921 → 7,273 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$53,419 → $76,915 (+44.0%)	$32,301 → $55,938 (+73.2%)
Median home value	$289,100 → $388,500 (+34.4%)	$88,800 → $213,900 (+140.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,912 (+57.8%)	$947 → $1,371 (+44.8%)

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

West Samoset

Population

6,9217,273

Median household income

$32,301$55,938

Median home value

$88,800$213,900

Median gross rent

$947$1,371

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cortez	West Samoset
Under 5	3.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	5.9%	24.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	8.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	6.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	17.2%	9.4%
65 to 74	22.7%	4.1%
75 and over	22.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortez	West Samoset
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	25.4%
Black or African American	2.3%	16.3%
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%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	58.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortez	West Samoset
No high school diploma	2.5%	36.7%
High school graduate	19.7%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortez	West Samoset
Drove alone	75.1%	67.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	4.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	5.6%
Other means	3.3%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortez	West Samoset
1-unit, detached	38.1%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	11.1%
20 or more units	3.6%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Cortez	West Samoset
Poverty rate	11.9%	22.7%
Average household size	2.12	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	36	24
Median year structure built	1975	1974