Cortez

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  5. Cortez Family Information
  6. Cortez Education Information
  7. Cortez Public Benefits Information
  8. Cortez Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Cortez Zip Codes


Cortez Legal Resources Back to top

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Cortez Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 4,491
  • Land Area (2000): 5.680 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 7.620 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,308
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Cortez Employment Information Back to top
Cortez Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 136 18.94%
2. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 61 8.50%
3. Food and Beverage Stores 50 6.96%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 39 5.43%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 33 4.60%
6. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 33 4.60%
7. Repair and Maintenance 32 4.46%
8. Health Care 29 4.04%
9. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 27 3.76%
10. Other Direct Selling Estab 26 3.62%
11. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 21 2.92%
12. U.S. Postal Service 20 2.79%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 19 2.65%
14. Air Transportation 17 2.37%
15. Finance and Insurance 17 2.37%
16. Public Administration 17 2.37%
17. Food Manufacturing 14 1.95%
18. Metal Manufactuing 12 1.67%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 12 1.67%
20. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 10 1.39%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 80 12.60%
2. Construction 57 8.98%
3. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 55 8.66%
4. Educational Services 50 7.87%
5. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 38 5.98%
6. Department and Other General Stores 31 4.88%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 30 4.72%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 28 4.41%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 27 4.25%
10. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 26 4.09%
11. Jewelry / Luggage and Leather Goods 23 3.62%
12. Finance and Insurance 22 3.46%
13. Other Direct Selling Estab 19 2.99%
14. Public Administration 19 2.99%
15. Machinery Manufacturing 15 2.36%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 15 2.36%
17. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 15 2.36%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 12 1.89%
19. Florists 11 1.73%
20. Other Transportation 11 1.73%

Cortez Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 50 6.96%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 39 5.43%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 38 5.29%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 36 5.01%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 35 4.87%
6. Other Management Occupations 34 4.74%
7. Other Construction Trades 33 4.60%
8. Painters and Paperhangers 32 4.46%
9. Top Executives 32 4.46%
10. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 26 3.62%
11. Other Production Occupations 26 3.62%
12. Operations Managers Non Finance 25 3.48%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 21 2.92%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 21 2.92%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 20 2.79%
16. Customer Service Representatives 20 2.79%
17. Carpenters 19 2.65%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 19 2.65%
19. Vehicle Mechanics 16 2.23%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 15 2.09%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 67 10.55%
2. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 56 8.82%
3. Media and Communications Workers 52 8.19%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 43 6.77%
5. Registered Nurses 43 6.77%
6. Secretaries and Admins 40 6.30%
7. Cashiers 29 4.57%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 25 3.94%
9. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 23 3.62%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 16 2.52%
11. Assemblers and Fabricators 15 2.36%
12. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 15 2.36%
13. Physicians and Surgeons 14 2.20%
14. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 13 2.05%
15. Other Management Occupations 12 1.89%
16. Postsecondary Teachers 12 1.89%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 12 1.89%
18. Art and Design Workers 11 1.73%
19. Bus Drivers 11 1.73%
20. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 10 1.57%

Cortez Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,235 29.93%
15-35 hours 310 7.51%
1-14 hours 95 2.30%
No regular hours 2,486 60.25%

Cortez Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 8 0.64%
5 AM-5:29 AM 35 2.78%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 27 2.14%
6 AM-6:29 AM 43 3.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 200 15.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM 256 20.33%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 186 14.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM 115 9.13%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 138 10.96%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 88 6.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 15 1.19%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 21 1.67%
Noon-3:59 PM 67 5.32%
4 PM-11:59 PM 60 4.77%

Cortez Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 39 3.10%
5-9 108 8.58%
10-14 182 14.46%
15-19 215 17.08%
20-24 270 21.45%
25-29 95 7.55%
30-34 187 14.85%
35-39 23 1.83%
40-44 10 0.79%
45-59 35 2.78%
60-89 61 4.85%
At least 90 34 2.70%

Cortez Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 909 72.20%
30-44 0 0.00% 220 17.47%
45-59 7 0.56% 28 2.22%
At least 60 0 0.00% 95 7.55%

Cortez Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 238 17.79%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 974 72.80%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 14 1.05%
Color 4 Box Other 18 1.35%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 7 0.52%
Color 6 Box Walked 8 0.60%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 79 5.90%

Cortez Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cortez Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,370 (4,396 people)
Families (2000): 1,446 (3,264 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 242
People at same address in 1995: 2,578
Cortez Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 245 10.34%
$10,000-$14,999 216 9.11%
$15,000-$19,999 205 8.65%
$20,000-$24,999 141 5.95%
$25,000-$29,999 160 6.75%
$30,000-$34,999 177 7.47%
$35,000-$39,999 152 6.41%
$40,000-$44,999 131 5.53%
$45,000-$49,999 43 1.81%
$50,000-$59,999 239 10.08%
$60,000-$74,999 200 8.44%
$75,000-$99,999 239 10.08%
$100,000-$124,999 152 6.41%
$125,000-$149,999 7 0.30%
$150,000-$199,999 9 0.38%
$200,000 or more 54 2.28%

Cortez Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 757 31.90%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,163 49.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 136 5.73%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 187 7.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 9 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 78 3.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 24 1.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 14 0.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 3 0.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Cortez Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,056 16.19%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,412 21.65%
Public Assistance 32 0.49%
Retirement 930 14.26%
Self Employment 115 1.76%
Social Security 1,546 23.70%
Supplemental Security 63 0.97%
Wage / Salary 1,016 15.58%
Other 352 5.40%

Cortez Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,223 91.75%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 110 8.25%

Cortez Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 268 13.36%
Color 1 Box Married 1,434 71.49%
Color 2 Box Never Married 183 9.12%
Color 3 Box Widowed 121 6.03%

Cortez Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 148 6.95%
Color 1 Box Married 1,370 64.35%
Color 2 Box Never Married 158 7.42%
Color 3 Box Widowed 453 21.28%

Cortez Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cortez Education Information Back to top
Cortez Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 75 1.84%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 560 13.77%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,338 32.91%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 970 23.86%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 227 5.58%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 562 13.82%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 334 8.21%

Cortez Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 0 0.00% 17 0.38% 17 0.38%
Kindergarten 19 0.42% 0 0.00% 19 0.42%
Grades 1-4 48 1.07% 10 0.22% 58 1.29%
Grades 5-8 48 1.07% 10 0.22% 58 1.29%
Grades 9-12 103 2.29% 7 0.16% 110 2.45%
Undergrad college 56 1.25% 7 0.16% 63 1.40%
Graduate or professional school 12 0.27% 0 0.00% 12 0.27%
Total 286 6.37% 51 1.14% 337 7.50%

Cortez Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cortez Public Benefits Information Back to top
Cortez Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,984 90.63%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 412 9.37%

Cortez Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cortez Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Cortez Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 212 4.72%
10-19 Years 197 4.39%
20-29 Years 185 4.12%
30-39 Years 306 6.81%
40-49 Years 489 10.89%
50-59 Years 646 14.38%
60-69 Years 930 20.71%
70-79 Years 1,013 22.56%
80-89 Years 448 9.98%
90+ Years 65 1.45%

Cortez Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,138 47.61%
Color 1 Box Female 2,353 52.39%

Cortez Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,366 97.22%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 59 1.31%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 24 0.53%
Color 2 Box Asian 24 0.53%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 9 0.20%
Color 1 Box African-American 7 0.16%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Cortez Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,005 22.86%
2. English 741 16.85%
3. Irish 650 14.78%
4. United States Or American 413 9.39%
5. Italian 261 5.94%
6. French Non-Basque 220 5.00%
7. Polish 182 4.14%
8. Swedish 146 3.32%
9. Scottish 139 3.16%
10. Dutch 116 2.64%

Cortez Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 4,085 95.20%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 117 2.73%
3. German 33 0.77%
4. Polish 14 0.33%
5. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 11 0.26%
6. Other Indo European 9 0.21%
7. Italian 8 0.19%
8. French 7 0.16%
9. Russian 7 0.16%

Cortez Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 4,112 93.48%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 168 3.82%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 119 2.71%

Cortez Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Cortez Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Cortez Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
34215