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Population in Cortez

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points section.rank · Towns of Florida section.updated Oct 21, 2026
people · Cortez Manatee County Florida United States

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 5,205 −2.2% section.change_since ± 876 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +27% +2.3% a year on average
share of Manatee County 1.11% Manatee County: 468,200 · 2025
Population, 2013 – 2024 people
+27% section.change_since

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

section.compare Population · people
Cortez 5,205
Manatee County 468K · 2025
Florida 23M · 2025
United States 342M · 2025
section.levels.world 8.2B · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Cortez · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 5,205 · 2024
First value 4,051 · 2013
Highest 5,365 · 2021
Lowest 4,004 · 2016
Average change +2.3% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

section.all_years · 2013 – 2024

YearCortez±Change Manatee CountyFloridaUnited Statessection.levels.world
2024section.estimate 5,205 876 −2.2% 459K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023section.estimate 5,323 812 +5.8% 445K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022section.estimate 5,033 891 −6.2% 431K 22M 334M 8B
2021section.estimate 5,365 921 +5.4% 414K 22M 332M 7.9B
2020section.estimate 5,088 802 +16% 402K 22M 332M 7.9B
2019section.estimate 4,377 509 −1.3% 394K 21M — 7.8B
2018section.estimate 4,436 462 +2.4% 386K 21M — 7.7B
2017section.estimate 4,332 551 +8.2% 378K 21M — 7.6B
2016section.estimate 4,004 531 −1.0% 369K 21M — 7.5B
2015section.estimate 4,043 544 −1.7% 358K 20M — 7.4B
2014section.estimate 4,114 545 +1.6% 347K 20M — 7.4B
2013section.estimate 4,051 432 339K 20M — 7.3B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Lehigh Acres 132K
2 Spring Hill 120K
3 Brandon 120K
4 Riverview 114K
5 Town 'N' Country 85,928
6 Kendall 79,562
7 Wesley Chapel 76,011
8 Port Charlotte 66,133
9 Palm Harbor 61,512
10 The Hammocks 58,838
11 Kendale Lakes 52,622
12 Westchester 52,032
13 University 48,127
14 North Fort Myers 44,993
15 Lakewood Ranch 43,945
16 Princeton 42,625
17 The Acreage 40,843
18 Valrico 40,239
19 Navarre 39,838
20 Land O' Lakes 38,910
21 South Miami Heights 38,766
22 Carrollwood 36,725
23 Fruit Cove 35,877
24 Merritt Island 34,992
25 Sun City Center 33,548
…
97 The Meadows 5,492
98 Floral City 5,437
99 South Gate Ridge 5,310
100 Cortez 5,205
101 Ellenton 5,133
102 Sawgrass 4,929
103 Tice 4,758
…

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

section.what

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

section.how

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.