COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blanding vs Cortez
PLACE A
Blanding, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Cortez, Florida
Blanding is 39% smaller than Cortez. Cortez earns more, with a median household income $8,098 higher.
BLANDINGCORTEZDIFFERENCE
Total population3,1995,205−39% vs Cortez
Population density2432,333−2,090
Population growth0.6%-2.8%+3.4 pts
Median age30.865.3−34.5
Male47.5%46.3%+1.2 pts
Female52.5%53.7%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born5.1%5.8%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.4%91.9%−30.4 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%3.5%+2.4 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other31.7%3.3%+28.4 pts
Median household income$71,797$79,895−$8,098
Per capita income$32,160$52,143−$19,983
Poverty rate16.8%10.5%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5120.447+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%46.7%−16.2 pts
Graduate degree10.9%13.0%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%11.0%−7.5 pts
Labor force participation63.4%34.7%+28.7 pts
Median home value$305,800$392,200−$86,400
Median gross rent$842$1,894−$1,052
Owner-occupied73.4%87.1%−13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%38.2%−27.5 pts
Rent-burdened households34.4%32.1%+2.3 pts
Average commute15.133.2−18.1
Worked from home4.3%15.1%−10.8 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured8.5%4.1%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024