Odessa, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
164,654
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
31.4
0.319% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.5%
7.71% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$71,536
0.711% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$200,200
5.09% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
75,416
0.159% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Odessa, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.6% of the residents in Odessa, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Odessa, TX are Odessa College (1,896 degrees awarded in 2023) and The University of Texas Permian Basin (1,346 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Odessa, TX was $200,200, and the homeownership rate was 64.7%.

Most people in Odessa, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Odessa, TX was 2 cars per household.

Odessa, TX borders Andrews, TX and Midland, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Odessa, TX is home to a population of 165k people, from which 89.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.7% of Odessa, TX residents were born outside of the country (27.5k people).

In 2024, there were 1.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (47.2k people) in Odessa, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 32.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.6%
2024 Citizenship
89.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.6% of Odessa, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Odessa, TX was 89.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Odessa, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    47.2k ± 220
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    36.3k ± 3.11k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    32.6k ± 3.08k
63.5%
Hispanic Population
105k people

In 2024, there were 1.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (47.2k people) in Odessa, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 32.6k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

63.5% of the people in Odessa, TX are hispanic (105k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Odessa, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

16.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
27.5k people
16.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
27k people

As of 2024, 16.7% of Odessa, TX residents (27.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Odessa, TX was 16.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,841 ± 566
  2. Vietnam
    1,398 ± 242
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    930 ± 361

Odessa, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Odessa, TX employs 75.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Odessa, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (9,479 people), Retail Trade (8,692 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8,132 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($123,839), Utilities ($101,036), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($74,184).

Employment

Occupations

75.4k
2024 Value
± 3,021
−0.159%
1 Year decline
± 5.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Odessa, TX declined at a rate of −0.159%, from 75.5k employees to 75.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Odessa, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (8,418 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,800 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,693 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Odessa, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

75.4k
2024 Value
± 3,021
−0.159%
1 Year decline
± 5.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Odessa, TX declined at a rate of −0.159%, from 75.5k employees to 75.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Odessa, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (9,479 people), Retail Trade (8,692 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (8,132 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Odessa, TX, though some of these residents may live in Odessa, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,467
Median earning men ± $1,416
$38,854
Median earning women ± $2,254

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,460), Public Administration ($67,917), and Wholesale Trade ($67,415).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($80,138), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,267), and Public Administration ($47,360).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 218
    Transportation and Warehousing
  2. 205
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 169
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $760k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  2. $489k
    Wholesale Trade
  3. $483k
    Construction

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Odessa, TX awarded 3,242 degrees. The student population of Odessa, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,971 male students and 8,636 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Odessa, TX are Hispanic or Latino (1,884 and 60.3%), White (888 and 28.4%), Black or African American (179 and 5.73%), and Two or More Races (56 and 1.79%).

The largest universities in Odessa, TX by number of degrees awarded are Odessa College (1,896 and 58.5%) and The University of Texas Permian Basin (1,346 and 41.5%).

The most popular majors in Odessa, TX are General Business Administration & Management (500 and 15.4%), General Studies (422 and 13%), and General Psychology (162 and 5%).

The median tuition cost in Odessa, TX for a public four year colleges is $4,849 for in-state students and $11,416 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Odessa, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 46.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 14,607 (40.9% men and 59.1% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 14,607 students enrolled in Odessa, TX, 40.9% men and 59.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 8,749 records, of which 60.6% were women and 39.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Studies
    422 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    165 degrees awarded
  3. Early Childhood Education & Teaching
    110 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Odessa, TX was General Studies with 422 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Odessa College
    1,896 degrees awarded
  2. The University of Texas Permian Basin
    1,346 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Odessa College with 1,896 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,241 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Odessa, TX, which is 0.62 times less than the 2,001 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,884 degrees mean that there were 2.12 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 888 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($4,849) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,726) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,118) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Odessa, TX was $200,200 in 2024, which is 0.602 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $190,500 to $200,200, a 5.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Odessa, TX is 64.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Odessa, TX have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Odessa, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$200,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,662
$41,753
Median Property Taxes
±$2,093

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Odessa, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Odessa, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.7%
Homeownership
2024
65.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.7% of the housing units in Odessa, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,536
Median Household Income
± $3,707
64.6k
Number of Households
± 2,784

In 2024, the median household income of the 64.6k households in Odessa, TX grew to $71,536 from the previous year's value of $71,031.

The following chart displays the households in Odessa, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Odessa, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.1%)
  2. Carpooled (11.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.2%)

In 2024, 83.1% of workers in Odessa, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (3.2%).

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Odessa, TX have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.72% of the workforce in Odessa, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Odessa, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Odessa, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Odessa, TX (26.7k out of 162k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Odessa, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

77.9% of the population of Odessa, TX has health coverage, with 45.7% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 7.45% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.72% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,657 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.7% under 18 years, 24.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.75% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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Uninsured People

22.1%
Uninsured
45.7%
Employer Coverage
12.8%
Medicaid
7.45%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
0.72%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Odessa, TX grew by 2.15% from 21.6% to 22.1%.

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