2024 population: 170,022 ( 4,840 from 2020)
Land area: 897.9 square miles
Population density: 189.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	45,186	26.58%	13.7%
Black:	7,644	4.50%	4.9%
Indian:	643	0.38%	3.0%
Asian:	2,562	1.51%	11.4%
2+ races:	1,798	1.06%	7.9%
Hispanic:	112,189	65.98%	12.0%

Total non-White:	124,836	73.42%	10.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,363	18.7
Deaths:	6,535	9.9
Net Migration:	-5,837	-8.8
Net Immigration:	5,076	7.7

Change in White population:	-7,155	-4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,995	7.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
165,182
52,341	31.69%
8,041	4.87%
663	0.40%
2,300	1.39%
1,667	1.01%
100,170	60.64%
112,841	68.31%

2010
137,130
56,306	41.06%
5,596	4.08%
623	0.45%
1,110	0.81%
1,096	0.80%
72,331	52.75%
80,824	58.94%

2000
121,123
62,168	51.33%
5,370	4.43%
526	0.43%
775	0.64%
949	0.78%
51,306	42.36%
58,955	48.67%

1990
118,934
75,136	63.17%
5,416	4.55%
663	0.56%
447	0.38%
n/a
37,272	31.34%
43,798	36.83%

1980
115,374
84,262	73.03%
4,994	4.33%
646	0.56%
479	0.42%
n/a
24,818	21.51%
31,112	26.97%

1970
91,805
74,165	80.79%
4,075	4.44%
155	0.17%
49	0.05%
n/a
12,980	14.14%
17,640	19.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,048	19.0
10,935	8.0
11,265	8.2
2,296	1.7

-3,965	-2.9
32,017	23.3

Number	Rate
2000's
21,870	18.1
9,969	8.2
839	0.7
1,393	1.2

-5,862	-4.8
21,869	18.1

Number	Rate
1990's
22,430	18.9
9,406	7.9
-12,982	-10.9
3,619	3.0

-12,968	-10.9
15,157	12.7

Number	Rate
1980's
27,359	23.7
8,024	7.0
-15,182	-13.2
n/a

-9,126	-7.9
12,686	11.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,664	9.4
n/a

10,097	11.0
13,472	14.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Odessa, TX Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
31.4
50,018	29.4%
120,004	70.6%
16,258	9.6%

64,563
2.52

43,141	66.8%
28,706	66.5%
6,750	15.6%
21,422	33.2%

2010
Number	Percent
62.8
-57,514	-41.9%
194,644	141.9%
27,908	20.4%

97,376
2.77

69,176	71.0%
48,372	69.9%
8,842	12.8%
28,200	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
32.5
36,784	30.4%
84,339	69.6%
13,006	10.7%

43,806
2.73

31,856	72.7%
24,141	75.8%
3,859	12.1%
11,950	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
37,964	31.9%
80,970	68.1%
11,000	9.2%

42,396
2.78

31,862	75.2%
25,874	81.2%
3,033	9.5%
10,534	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
35,873	31.1%
79,501	68.9%
7,931	6.9%

40,634
2.82

31,957	78.6%
27,992	87.6%
1,930	6.0%
8,677	21.4%

2024 Housing Data for Odessa, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,985	7.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,728	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,717	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,228	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,048	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,228	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,998	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,990	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,136	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,149	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,603	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,411	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,940	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,046	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,781	9.0%
$200,000 or more	5,575	8.6%

Median Household Income	71,536
Per Capita Income	36,118

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,570	4.0%
Public Assistance	1,246	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,718	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	26,305	69.9%
Unemployed	1,411	3.8%
In Armed Forces	378	1.0%

Total Labor Force	28,094	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	9,514	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,107	19,557	63.6%
Non-Profit	1,250	2,099	37.3%
Self-Employed	6,767	2,487	73.1%

Local Government	2,120	3,611	37.0%
State Government	1,064	1,167	47.7%
Federal Government	491	520	48.6%

Total Private + Self	40,874	22,044	65.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,925	7,397	40.0%
Total	45,799	29,441	60.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.9%
Pct. Private + Self	83.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,884	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,493	20.5%
Professional, Technical	11,670	15.5%
Service Occupations	10,391	13.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	192	0.3%
All others	28,978	38.4%

White Collar		47.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9,479	12.6%
Retail trade	8,692	11.5%
Health care and social assistance	8,132	10.8%
Transportation and warehousing	6,837	9.1%
Construction	6,768	9.0%
Manufacturing	5,781	7.7%
Educational services	5,528	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	4,636	6.1%
Other services	3,732	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,825	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,387	3.2%
Wholesale trade	1,975	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,908	2.5%
Finance and insurance	1,760	2.3%
Public administration	1,680	2.2%
Utilities	1,217	1.6%
Information	993	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	830	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	225	0.3%
Management	31	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	93,437	56.75%
Puerto Rican	856	0.52%
Cuban	3,594	2.18%
Dominican	91	0.06%

Total Central American	852	0.52%
Costa Rican	69	0.04%
Guatemalan	131	0.08%
Honduran	288	0.17%
Nicaraguan	15	0.01%
Panamanian	61	0.04%
Salvadoran	288	0.17%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,482	0.90%
Argentinean	12	0.01%
Bolivian	65	0.04%
Chilean	68	0.04%
Colombian	242	0.15%
Ecuadorian	73	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	30	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	992	0.60%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,218	2.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	782	0.47%
Vietnamese	287	0.17%
Korean	179	0.11%
Indian	171	0.10%
Chinese	113	0.07%
Malaysian	68	0.04%
Thai	48	0.03%
Bangladeshi	22	0.01%
Indonesian	21	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	79,637	52.9%
Spanish	67,791	45.0%
Other	824	0.5%
Other Asian	528	0.4%
German, other Germanic	351	0.2%
Tagalog	299	0.2%
Other Indo-European	289	0.2%
Vietnamese	182	0.1%
Korean	174	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	8,717	5.3%
English	7,911	4.8%
American	7,414	4.5%
Irish	5,871	3.6%
Scottish	1,865	1.1%
Swedish	1,071	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,061	0.6%
Italian	938	0.6%
French	846	0.5%
European	720	0.4%
Polish	571	0.3%
Dutch	419	0.3%
African	368	0.2%
Norwegian	353	0.2%
Hungarian	275	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	147,569	89.6%
Not a citizen	17,085	10.4%

Native	137,174	83.3%
Foreign-born	27,480	16.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,789	9.9%	11,650	11.8%	30,510	30.9%	29,363	29.7%	12,012	12.2%	5,393	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,789	9.9%
9-12 Years	11,650	11.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,510	30.9%
Some College	29,363	29.7%
Bach. Degree	12,012	12.2%
Grad Degree	5,393	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	111,740	105,426	6,314	5.7%
1991	115,802	108,554	7,248	6.3%
1992	119,932	108,226	11,706	9.8%
1993	119,904	108,802	11,102	9.3%
1994	121,212	110,320	10,892	9.0%
1995	120,152	111,086	9,066	7.5%
1996	120,774	112,336	8,438	7.0%
1997	123,388	115,640	7,748	6.3%
1998	127,374	118,756	8,618	6.8%
1999	122,560	109,580	12,980	10.6%

2000	113,426	107,258	6,168	5.4%
2001	115,304	109,658	5,646	4.9%
2002	119,004	111,220	7,784	6.5%
2003	121,196	113,132	8,064	6.7%
2004	122,654	115,576	7,078	5.8%
2005	125,088	119,342	5,746	4.6%
2006	130,480	125,368	5,112	3.9%
2007	133,276	128,730	4,546	3.4%
2008	141,354	136,518	4,836	3.4%
2009	143,328	131,748	11,580	8.1%

2010	136,642	125,168	11,474	8.4%
2011	145,514	136,284	9,230	6.3%
2012	153,774	146,750	7,024	4.6%
2013	157,164	150,296	6,868	4.4%
2014	164,498	158,756	5,742	3.5%
2015	159,606	152,142	7,464	4.7%
2016	152,490	142,778	9,712	6.4%
2017	157,106	150,618	6,488	4.1%
2018	171,218	166,564	4,654	2.7%
2019	176,630	171,926	4,704	2.7%

2020	165,704	147,472	18,232	11.0%
2021	161,986	149,028	12,958	8.0%
2022	166,924	160,450	6,474	3.9%
2023	172,324	166,586	5,738	3.3%
2024	172,920	166,880	6,040	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	68,899
Median Value	$200,200

Occupied	64,563	93.7%
Vacant	4,336	6.3%

Owned	41,753	64.7%
Rented	22,810	35.3%
Median Rent	$1,259

Single-Family Units	41,415	60.1%
Detached	39,937	58.0%
Attached	1,478	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,407	16.6%
Mobile Homes	11,925	17.3%

Odessa, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Odessa, TX Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Odessa, TX Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Odessa, TX Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Odessa, TX Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Odessa, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Odessa, TX Metro Area