Demographics of Odessa city, Texas

Odessa city, Texas had 122,707 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,785 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Odessa city, in four figures

122,707
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 115,322 ±38.; +6.8%
Change since July 2020: +7,785 people.; 31.1 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,472 ±$4,154
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Odessa city, Texas's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Odessa city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Odessa city, Texas's population grew 6.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Odessa city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	114,922	100.0	100.0
2021	112,281	97.7	100.2
2022	113,574	98.8	100.7
2023	116,738	101.6	101.6
2024	120,189	104.6	102.5
2025	122,707	106.8	103.1

Population of Odessa city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	114,922	—
2021	112,281	−2,641
2022	113,574	+1,293
2023	116,738	+3,164
2024	120,189	+3,451
2025	122,707	+2,518

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.1 ±0.6: for men 30.5 ±0.6 and for women 31.9 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Odessa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	10,181 ±736	8.8% ±0.6	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	23,683 ±1,352	20.5% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,263 ±1,084	9.8% ±0.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	37,068 ±1,549	32.1% ±1.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,485 ±1,086	18.6% ±0.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,642 ±783	10.1% ±0.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,472 ±$4,154, and income per person $38,171 ±$1,682, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Odessa city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	7,983 ±976	17.1% ±2.1	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,590 ±1,069	18.4% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,131 ±883	15.3% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,609 ±686	12.0% ±1.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	9,467 ±897	20.3% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,121 ±557	8.8% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,759 ±520	8.1% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Odessa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	18,341 ±2,396	16.2% ±2.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,955 ±1,249	23.8% ±3.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,240 ±1,137	12.8% ±1.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,146 ±410	13.9% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Odessa city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Odessa city	Texas	United States
Housing units	49,871 ±801	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±0.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.8% ±2.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.2% ±2.6	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$223,100 ±$6,801	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,315 ±$41	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Odessa city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	72,314 ±1,614	62.7% ±1.4	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,760 ±1,632	27.5% ±1.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,644 ±692	5.8% ±0.6	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,818 ±324	1.6% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	94 to 332	0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 352	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	88 to 322	0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,200 ±602	1.9% ±0.5	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Odessa city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	75,454 ±2,649	65.4% ±2.3	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,950 ±1,879	17.3% ±1.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,973 ±567	1.7% ±0.5	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17,945 ±1,622	15.6% ±1.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,979 ±736	6.1% ±0.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,966 ±1,419	9.5% ±1.2	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Odessa city among the places of Texas

35th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Odessa city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pearland city	127,514 ±79
College Station city	124,570 ±53
The Woodlands CDP	121,002 ±5,235
Richardson city	118,731 ±141
League City city	116,215 ±66
Odessa city	115,322 ±38
Beaumont city	113,279 ±107
Allen city	110,265 ±41
Sugar Land city	110,016 ±84
Tyler city	109,215 ±56
New Braunfels city	104,643 ±84

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Odessa city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 56 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 67 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 88 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 115 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 136 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 139 Places in Texas by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026