West Odessa

Population: 31,985
Median household income: $65,782
Median home value: $134,100

West Odessa, a community in Ector County, Texas, has 31,985 residents. Its median household income of $65,782 runs below the Ector County figure of $71,031.

From 2019 to 2023, West Odessa's population grew 23.2% from 25,962 to 31,985, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $101,700 to $134,100.

The median gross rent is $974. 16.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,985
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,782
Median home value: $134,100
Median gross rent: $974
Housing units: 12,855
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,96231,985

Median household income

$61,460$65,782

Median home value

$101,700$134,100

Median gross rent

$1,006$974

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,962	$61,460	$101,700	$1,006
2020	26,117	$62,438	$101,500	$904
2021	31,927	$58,261	$112,800	$857
2022	30,904	$63,207	$117,600	$997
2023	31,985	$65,782	$134,100	$974

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,052	6.4%
5 to 17	7,751	24.2%
18 to 24	2,580	8.1%
25 to 34	4,922	15.4%
35 to 44	4,956	15.5%
45 to 54	3,888	12.2%
55 to 64	2,772	8.7%
65 to 74	1,753	5.5%
75 and over	1,311	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,953	31.1%
Black or African American	539	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	273	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,220	66.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.5%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,978	30.5%
High school graduate	6,215	31.7%
Some college or associate's	4,179	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,907	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,323	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,180	85.5%
Carpooled	1,215	8.5%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	61	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	542	3.8%
Other means	247	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,450	17.9%
15 to 29 min	4,233	30.9%
30 to 44 min	2,992	21.8%
45 to 59 min	1,579	11.5%
60+ min	2,451	17.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 17.8% (5,684 of 31,932)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,005	67.3%
Nonfamily households	3,886	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,891	92.5%
Vacant	964	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,977	75.5%
Renter-occupied	2,914	24.5%

1-unit, detached42.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other56.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,418	42.1%
1-unit, attached	78	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	118	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7,241	56.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4877728
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 62 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 31.8382, -102.5001