Cortez

Population: 5,323
Median household income: $76,915
Median home value: $388,500

Cortez, a community in Manatee County, Florida, has 5,323 residents. Its median household income of $76,915 runs in line with the Manatee County figure of $75,792.

From 2019 to 2023, Cortez's population grew 21.6% from 4,377 to 5,323, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $289,100 to $388,500.

The median gross rent is $1,912. 46.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,323
Median age: 62.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,915
Median home value: $388,500
Median gross rent: $1,912
Housing units: 3,954
Homeownership rate: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,377	$53,419	$289,100	$1,212
2020	5,088	$65,596	$331,600	$1,248
2021	5,365	$72,642	$355,200	$1,525
2022	5,033	$74,769	$380,700	$1,624
2023	5,323	$76,915	$388,500	$1,912

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 175.9%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7422.7%

75 and over22.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	202	3.8%
5 to 17	316	5.9%
18 to 24	215	4.0%
25 to 34	431	8.1%
35 to 44	331	6.2%
45 to 54	484	9.1%
55 to 64	917	17.2%
65 to 74	1,206	22.7%
75 and over	1,221	22.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,960	93.2%
Black or African American	124	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.4%
Some other race	15	0.3%
Two or more races	28	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	174	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree32.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	2.5%
High school graduate	905	19.7%
Some college or associate's	1,440	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,489	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	642	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,252	75.1%
Carpooled	70	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	4.1%
Bicycle	36	2.2%
Worked from home	185	11.1%
Other means	55	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	25.4%
15 to 29 min	532	35.9%
30 to 44 min	296	20.0%
45 to 59 min	52	3.5%
60+ min	226	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 11.9% (632 of 5,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,688	67.8%
Nonfamily households	800	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,488	62.9%
Vacant	1,466	37.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,126	85.5%
Renter-occupied	362	14.5%

1-unit, detached38.1%

1-unit, attached13.3%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other26.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,507	38.1%
1-unit, attached	525	13.3%
2 to 4 units	394	10.0%
5 to 19 units	359	9.1%
20 or more units	141	3.6%
Mobile home & other	1,028	26.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1214700
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.23 sq mi
Water area: 2.88 sq mi
Center point: 27.4677, -82.6687