Goldsmith vs Odessa

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

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

Odessa has the higher population (114,080 vs 215 in Goldsmith). Goldsmith has the higher median household income ($89,464 vs $73,030 in Odessa). Odessa has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $110,900 in Goldsmith).

Population, income & housing

	Goldsmith	Odessa
Population	215	114,080
Median age	42.2 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$89,464	$73,030
Median home value	$110,900	$208,000
Median gross rent	$1,433	$1,322
Housing units	97	48,834
Homeownership rate	68.7%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goldsmith	Odessa
Population	139 → 215 (+54.7%)	119,702 → 114,080 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $89,464 (+75.5%)	$63,847 → $73,030 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$77,800 → $110,900 (+42.5%)	$151,500 → $208,000 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,172 → $1,433 (+22.3%)	$1,091 → $1,322 (+21.2%)

Goldsmith

Population

139215

Median household income

$50,972$89,464

Median home value

$77,800$110,900

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,433

Odessa

Population

119,702114,080

Median household income

$63,847$73,030

Median home value

$151,500$208,000

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goldsmith	Odessa
Under 5	3.7%	9.0%
5 to 17	20.9%	20.7%
18 to 24	3.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	7.9%	17.2%
35 to 44	24.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	18.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	8.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.5%
75 and over	9.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goldsmith	Odessa
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	28.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	61.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goldsmith	Odessa
No high school diploma	15.5%	18.4%
High school graduate	11.6%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	46.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goldsmith	Odessa
Drove alone	77.0%	83.2%
Carpooled	19.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goldsmith	Odessa
1-unit, detached	83.5%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Goldsmith	Odessa
Poverty rate	1.9%	14.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1957	1978