Odessa

Population: 392
Median household income: $86,875
Median home value: $355,000

Odessa, a community in New Castle County, Delaware, has 392 residents. Its median household income of $86,875 runs in line with the New Castle County figure of $89,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Odessa's population declined 23.3% from 511 to 392, while its median home value rose 28.3% from $276,600 to $355,000.

The median resident is 42.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 26.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 392
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $86,875
Median home value: $355,000
Median gross rent: $1,344
Housing units: 179
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

511392

Median household income

$73,594$86,875

Median home value

$276,600$355,000

Median gross rent

$1,232$1,344

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	511	$73,594	$276,600	$1,232
2020	352	$76,875	$278,000	$1,196
2021	341	$88,750	$301,800	$1,250
2022	389	$87,321	$333,300	$1,181
2023	392	$86,875	$355,000	$1,344

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1726.5%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	3.1%
5 to 17	104	26.5%
18 to 24	14	3.6%
25 to 34	25	6.4%
35 to 44	54	13.8%
45 to 54	48	12.2%
55 to 64	33	8.4%
65 to 74	66	16.8%
75 and over	36	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	276	70.4%
Black or African American	65	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree20.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	3.4%
High school graduate	63	24.0%
Some college or associate's	65	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	72	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	53	20.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	136	78.6%
Carpooled	3	1.7%
Public transit	2	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	17.3%
Other means	2	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	14.0%
15 to 29 min	61	42.7%
30 to 44 min	33	23.1%
45 to 59 min	16	11.2%
60+ min	13	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 1.5% (6 of 392)

	Count	Share
Family households	106	66.7%
Nonfamily households	53	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	159	88.8%
Vacant	20	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	127	79.9%
Renter-occupied	32	20.1%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	161	89.9%
1-unit, attached	6	3.4%
2 to 4 units	9	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1054050
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.4565, -75.6596