Odessa

Population: 114,080
Median household income: $73,030
Median home value: $208,000

Odessa, a community in Ector County, Texas, has 114,080 residents. The median household income of $73,030 is in line with the Ector County median ($71,031).

From 2019 to 2023, Odessa's population declined 4.7% from 119,702 to 114,080, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $151,500 to $208,000.

The median gross rent is $1,322. 18.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 114,080
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $73,030
Median home value: $208,000
Median gross rent: $1,322
Housing units: 48,834
Homeownership rate: 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	119,702	$63,847	$151,500	$1,091
2020	122,630	$63,829	$159,700	$1,104
2021	112,640	$66,769	$169,600	$1,182
2022	113,353	$71,293	$193,500	$1,282
2023	114,080	$73,030	$208,000	$1,322

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,246	9.0%
5 to 17	23,622	20.7%
18 to 24	11,061	9.7%
25 to 34	19,633	17.2%
35 to 44	16,063	14.1%
45 to 54	11,819	10.4%
55 to 64	9,966	8.7%
65 to 74	7,419	6.5%
75 and over	4,251	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,956	28.9%
Black or African American	7,082	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	270	0.2%
Asian	1,951	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.0%
Some other race	94	0.1%
Two or more races	1,896	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69,799	61.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,728	18.4%
High school graduate	21,179	30.6%
Some college or associate's	22,581	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,703	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,960	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44,921	83.2%
Carpooled	5,954	11.0%
Public transit	124	0.2%
Walked	525	1.0%
Bicycle	108	0.2%
Worked from home	1,664	3.1%
Other means	674	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,261	33.0%
15 to 29 min	22,519	43.1%
30 to 44 min	7,434	14.2%
45 to 59 min	1,817	3.5%
60+ min	3,275	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 14.4% (16,125 of 112,211)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,936	64.3%
Nonfamily households	16,051	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44,987	92.1%
Vacant	3,847	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,646	59.2%
Renter-occupied	18,341	40.8%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,173	63.8%
1-unit, attached	1,206	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2,348	4.8%
5 to 19 units	7,561	15.5%
20 or more units	4,874	10.0%
Mobile home & other	1,672	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4853388
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 52 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 31.8805, -102.3453