Cortez is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 4,121 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cortez is the 304th largest community in Florida.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cortez is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cortez is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cortez who work in food service (15.15%), office and administrative support (12.21%), and sales jobs (11.49%). A relatively large number of people in Cortez telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.10% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Cortez has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Cortez has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cortez than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cortez may be for you. Cortez is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. As is often the case in a small town, Cortez doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Cortez ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Cortez, 46.43% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Cortez in 2022 was $54,507, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $218,028 for a family of four. However, Cortez contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Cortez home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cortez residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cortez include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Cortez is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and French.
