Amherst vs Odessa

A side-by-side comparison of Amherst and Odessa: population, income, housing, and more.

Amherst and Odessa are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Amherst has the higher population (273 vs 116 in Odessa). Amherst has the higher median household income ($67,917 vs $36,875 in Odessa). Amherst has the higher median home value ($169,600 vs $126,400 in Odessa).

Population, income & housing

	Amherst	Odessa
Population	273	116
Median age	35.8 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,917	$36,875
Median home value	$169,600	$126,400
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	103	51
Homeownership rate	80.2%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amherst	Odessa
Population	136 → 273 (+100.7%)	81 → 116 (+43.2%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $67,917 (+46.8%)	$40,972 → $36,875 (-10.0%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $169,600 (+84.3%)	$101,000 → $126,400 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $683 (-4.7%)	—

Amherst

Population

136273

Median household income

$46,250$67,917

Median home value

$92,000$169,600

Median gross rent

$717$683

Odessa

Population

81116

Median household income

$40,972$36,875

Median home value

$101,000$126,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amherst	Odessa
Under 5	9.2%	17.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	7.7%	17.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	6.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	7.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	29.3%
75 and over	9.9%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amherst	Odessa
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amherst	Odessa
No high school diploma	4.1%	3.4%
High school graduate	25.3%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amherst	Odessa
Drove alone	75.7%	21.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	78.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amherst	Odessa
1-unit, detached	93.2%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	43.1%

Poverty & households

	Amherst	Odessa
Poverty rate	2.9%	3.4%
Average household size	2.70	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1955	1974