Manatee Review

39.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cortez in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.6 percent higher than the state average of 39 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 4,436.

94 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cortez residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	240	6
Regular high school diploma	1,046	26.3
GED or alternative credential	139	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	353	8.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	625	15.7
Associate's degree	241	6.1
Bachelor's degree	694	17.4
Master's degree	519	13
Professional school degree	73	1.8
Doctorate degree	51	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.