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Odessa, TX

123,861 Population
52 square miles 2,379.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.9 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 31.7 ±0.8
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,457 ±$5,796 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: $39,269 † ±$4,212
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$79,531 ±$7,794 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: $78,058 ±$7,491
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.2% ±3.7% (18,426  ±4,534) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 15.6% † 26,145 (±3.3% / ±5,447)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.4 minutes ±1 (1,186,555  ±63,497) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 25 1,804,340 (±1 / ±81,967)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

52,285 ±2,664 Number of households
  • the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 68,318 ±1,005
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (121,663  ±2,995) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 2.5 167,702 (±0 / ±90)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

15% ±5.6% (4,568  ±1,737) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 12.7% † 5,173 (±4.5% / ±1,851)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

53,957 ±2,587 Number of housing units
  • the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 70,875 ±91
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$243,600 ±$18,720 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: $214,500 ±$17,095
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.5% ±3.8% (21,173  ±4,680.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 15.3% † 25,502 (±3.3% / ±5,535.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

83.5% ±6.8% (63,220  ±5,609.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 81.4% 83,187 (±5.9% / ±6,078.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
23.3% ±4.3% (17,637  ±3,306.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 20.2% † 20,664 (±3.3% / ±3,384.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.4% ±3.2% (21,562  ±3,960) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 18.9% 32,069
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±1.7% (4,855  ±1,518) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Odessa, TX Metro Area: 4.4% † 5,169 (±1.3% / ±1,546)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,855 Total veterans ±1,518 4,477 Male ±1,433 378 Female ±300

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