Odessa vs Watkins Glen

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

Odessa and Watkins Glen are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Watkins Glen has the higher population (1,712 vs 540 in Odessa). Odessa has the higher median household income ($81,333 vs $46,279 in Watkins Glen). Watkins Glen has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $159,100 in Odessa).

Population, income & housing

	Odessa	Watkins Glen
Population	540	1,712
Median age	40.7 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,333	$46,279
Median home value	$159,100	$200,000
Median gross rent	$842	$793
Housing units	235	1,156
Homeownership rate	67.7%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Odessa	Watkins Glen
Population	461 → 540 (+17.1%)	2,000 → 1,712 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$56,136 → $81,333 (+44.9%)	$45,060 → $46,279 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$120,600 → $159,100 (+31.9%)	$128,800 → $200,000 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $842 (+32.0%)	$734 → $793 (+8.0%)

Odessa

Population

461540

Median household income

$56,136$81,333

Median home value

$120,600$159,100

Median gross rent

$638$842

Watkins Glen

Population

2,0001,712

Median household income

$45,060$46,279

Median home value

$128,800$200,000

Median gross rent

$734$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Odessa	Watkins Glen
Under 5	3.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	11.1%	8.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.9%
25 to 34	17.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	17.8%	8.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	19.0%
75 and over	6.9%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Odessa	Watkins Glen
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	89.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Odessa	Watkins Glen
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.7%
High school graduate	32.8%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Odessa	Watkins Glen
Drove alone	75.8%	58.7%
Carpooled	12.6%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.5%	27.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	9.1%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Odessa	Watkins Glen
1-unit, detached	67.2%	37.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	20.4%	36.4%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Odessa	Watkins Glen
Poverty rate	4.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.39	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1953	1938