Goldsmith vs West Odessa

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

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

West Odessa has the higher population (31,985 vs 215 in Goldsmith). Goldsmith has the higher median household income ($89,464 vs $65,782 in West Odessa). West Odessa has the higher median home value ($134,100 vs $110,900 in Goldsmith).

Population, income & housing

	Goldsmith	West Odessa
Population	215	31,985
Median age	42.2 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$89,464	$65,782
Median home value	$110,900	$134,100
Median gross rent	$1,433	$974
Housing units	97	12,855
Homeownership rate	68.7%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goldsmith	West Odessa
Population	139 → 215 (+54.7%)	25,962 → 31,985 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $89,464 (+75.5%)	$61,460 → $65,782 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$77,800 → $110,900 (+42.5%)	$101,700 → $134,100 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,172 → $1,433 (+22.3%)	$1,006 → $974 (-3.2%)

Goldsmith

Population

139215

Median household income

$50,972$89,464

Median home value

$77,800$110,900

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,433

West Odessa

Population

25,96231,985

Median household income

$61,460$65,782

Median home value

$101,700$134,100

Median gross rent

$1,006$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goldsmith	West Odessa
Under 5	3.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.9%	24.2%
18 to 24	3.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	7.9%	15.4%
35 to 44	24.2%	15.5%
45 to 54	18.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	8.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	5.5%
75 and over	9.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goldsmith	West Odessa
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	31.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	66.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goldsmith	West Odessa
No high school diploma	15.5%	30.5%
High school graduate	11.6%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	46.5%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goldsmith	West Odessa
Drove alone	77.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	19.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goldsmith	West Odessa
1-unit, detached	83.5%	42.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	56.3%

Poverty & households

	Goldsmith	West Odessa
Poverty rate	1.9%	17.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1957	1987