Odessa

Population & Demographics

Odessa, TX

Odessa is home to 115,322 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 55,168 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
115,322
people
Population

115,322 residents

Median age 31.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Odessa population & demographics

Who lives in Odessa — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
115,322
Median age
31.1yrs
Median household income
$73,472
Median home value
$223,100
Median gross rent
$1,315/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
19.0%
Poverty rate
16.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Odessa

How Odessa breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino62.7%
White27.5%
Black5.8%
Two or more races1.9%
Asian1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Odessa

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Odessa.

Odessa at a glance
Employed Residents
55,168
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
18.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
43.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
3.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Midland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Odessa proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Odessa commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

66 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Odessa

55,168 commutes, one dot at a time

Odessa

Where 55,168 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Odessa, by worker count.

1Odessa0.0 mi23,757
2Midland18.0 mi9,351
3West Odessa7.3 mi1,704
4Lubbock119.7 mi1,124
5Houston438.8 mi925
6San Antonio282.8 mi413
7Dallas332.3 mi355
8Austin294.0 mi353

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Odessa.

1Odessa0.0 mi23,757
2Midland18.0 mi6,350
3West Odessa7.3 mi4,759
4El Paso237.7 mi984
5Lubbock119.7 mi927
6Town of Pecos73.8 mi644
7Andrews33.3 mi554
8Big Spring58.4 mi540

Top industries

The sectors that employ Odessa’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade14.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.9%
EDEducational Services11.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.9%
MNMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction8.1%
COConstruction7.7%
WSWholesale Trade7.7%
MFManufacturing3.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Odessa

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps93%
5 Gbps93%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Odessa

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