COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cortez vs Palmetto
PLACE A
Cortez, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Palmetto, Florida
Cortez is 62% smaller than Palmetto. Cortez earns more, with a median household income $17,274 higher. Palmetto has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -3%).
CORTEZPALMETTODIFFERENCE
Total population5,20513,562−62% vs Palmetto
Population density2,3332,527−194
Population growth-2.8%5.7%−8.5 pts
Median age65.349.8+15.5
Male46.3%47.4%−1.2 pts
Female53.7%52.6%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born5.8%10.4%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.9%62.7%+29.2 pts
Black1.3%10.5%−9.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%23.7%−20.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other3.3%3.0%+0.3 pts
Median household income$79,895$62,621+$17,274
Per capita income$52,143$39,890+$12,253
Poverty rate10.5%13.5%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.511−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%28.1%+18.7 pts
Graduate degree13.0%8.1%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate11.0%2.6%+8.4 pts
Labor force participation34.7%52.8%−18.1 pts
Median home value$392,200$313,400+$78,800
Median gross rent$1,894$1,366+$528
Owner-occupied87.1%68.8%+18.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.2%25.9%+12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%55.6%−23.5 pts
Average commute33.225.5+7.6
Worked from home15.1%11.0%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.1%15.0%−10.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024