COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fruitland vs Cortez
PLACE A
Fruitland, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Cortez, Florida
Fruitland is 15% larger than Cortez. Cortez earns more, with a median household income $15,891 higher. Fruitland has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -3%).
FRUITLANDCORTEZDIFFERENCE
Total population6,0075,205+15% vs Cortez
Population density1,5582,333−775
Population growth13.7%-2.8%+16.6 pts
Median age32.465.3−32.9
Male44.3%46.3%−2.0 pts
Female55.7%53.7%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born10.2%5.8%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.9%91.9%−41.9 pts
Black28.8%1.3%+27.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%3.5%+9.8 pts
Asian2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Other5.7%3.3%+2.3 pts
Median household income$64,004$79,895−$15,891
Per capita income$27,530$52,143−$24,613
Poverty rate19.9%10.5%+9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%46.7%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree14.5%13.0%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%11.0%−7.5 pts
Labor force participation59.2%34.7%+24.6 pts
Median home value$227,200$392,200−$165,000
Median gross rent$1,586$1,894−$308
Owner-occupied67.7%87.1%−19.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%38.2%−31.9 pts
Rent-burdened households64.0%32.1%+31.9 pts
Average commute17.133.2−16.0
Worked from home9.2%15.1%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.2%4.1%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024