COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waterflow vs Cortez
PLACE A
Waterflow, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Cortez, Florida
Waterflow is 78% smaller than Cortez. Cortez earns more, with a median household income $18,466 higher.
WATERFLOWCORTEZDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1405,205−78% vs Cortez
Population density1412,333−2,192
Population growth-6.9%-2.8%−4.1 pts
Median age34.565.3−30.8
Male41.8%46.3%−4.4 pts
Female58.2%53.7%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born3.5%5.8%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.0%91.9%−52.8 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.9%3.5%+16.4 pts
Asian3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Other37.5%3.3%+34.2 pts
Median household income$61,429$79,895−$18,466
Per capita income$24,496$52,143−$27,647
Poverty rate12.7%10.5%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%46.7%−32.4 pts
Graduate degree5.9%13.0%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate10.5%11.0%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation56.5%34.7%+21.8 pts
Median home value$167,400$392,200−$224,800
Median gross rent$1,572$1,894−$322
Owner-occupied59.3%87.1%−27.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.0%38.2%−14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households18.0%32.1%−14.1 pts
Average commute20.033.2−13.1
Worked from home18.0%15.1%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.3%4.1%+4.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024