COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monticello vs Cortez
PLACE A
Monticello, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Cortez, Florida
Monticello is 47% smaller than Cortez. Cortez earns more, with a median household income $33,552 higher. Monticello has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
MONTICELLOCORTEZDIFFERENCE
Total population2,7675,205−47% vs Cortez
Population density6902,333−1,643
Population growth3.3%-2.8%+6.1 pts
Median age44.265.3−21.1
Male44.5%46.3%−1.8 pts
Female55.5%53.7%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.2%5.8%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.4%91.9%−38.4 pts
Black43.3%1.3%+42.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%3.5%−2.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other2.4%3.3%−1.0 pts
Median household income$46,343$79,895−$33,552
Per capita income$30,581$52,143−$21,562
Poverty rate23.3%10.5%+12.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%46.7%−22.5 pts
Graduate degree7.7%13.0%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.2%11.0%−10.8 pts
Labor force participation48.4%34.7%+13.7 pts
Median home value$211,000$392,200−$181,200
Median gross rent$799$1,894−$1,095
Owner-occupied66.3%87.1%−20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%38.2%−29.2 pts
Rent-burdened households58.2%32.1%+26.1 pts
Average commute22.833.2−10.4
Worked from home10.5%15.1%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.4%4.1%+8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024