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Moving to Cortez, Florida

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Population: 4,491
Males: 2,138 (47.6%), Females: 2,353 (52.4%)

Manatee County

Zip code: 34215

Demographics

Median resident age: 62.5 years
Median household income: $36,577
Median house value: $135,900

Population by Race

Races in Cortez:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (22.4%), English (16.5%), Irish (14.5%), United States (9.2%), Italian (5.8%), French (4.9%).

Elevation: 4 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Map of Cortez, FL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cortez

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cortez CDP

  • Never married: 8.2%
  • Now married: 65.8%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

6.4% Foreign born (3.8% Europe, 1.8% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cortez:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cortez:

  • SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (about 11 miles; SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL; Abbreviation: SRQ)
  • MAC DILL AFB (about 28 miles; TAMPA, FL; Abbreviation: MCF)
  • ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL (about 30 miles; ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL; Abbreviation: PIE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cortez:

  • AIRPORT MANATEE (about 16 miles; PALMETTO, FL; Abbreviation: 48X)
  • ALBERT WHITTED (about 21 miles; ST PETERSBURG, FL; Abbreviation: SPG)
  • VENICE MUNI (about 32 miles; VENICE, FL; Abbreviation: VNC)

Amtrak station near Cortez:

  • 15 miles: BRADENTON (I-75 & RTE. 64) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cortez:

  • MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BRADENTON, FL; Full-time enrollment: 4,539)
  • HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,630)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (about 36 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,963)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (about 45 miles; TAMPA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 26,221)
  • PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,868)
  • TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER (about 63 miles; LAKELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,057)
  • SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; ST LEO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,597)

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