Odessa, Texas population is 122,707 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #243 nationally and #32 in Texas. Cost of living runs 6.1% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $85,444/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
122,707
+2,518 in the last year
Top 2% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 93.9
−6.1% vs US
Odessa, TX metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$85,444/yr
+6.7% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$73,472
−5.5% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$223,100
−26% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,595/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
95°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
56%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore Odessa, TX demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education.
How many people live in Odessa?
122,707 people live in Odessa as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #243 largest U.S. city.
How big is Odessa?
Odessa covers 52.0 square miles of land and 0.3 square miles of water. Its population density is about 2,358 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 7.2% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 114,444 → 2025: 122,707 (+7.2%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
114,444
April 1, 2020
2020
114,922
July 1, 2020
2021
112,281
July 1, 2021
2022
113,574
July 1, 2022
2023
116,738
July 1, 2023
2024
120,189
July 1, 2024
2025
122,707
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 23.6% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Odessa is the #243 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #32 in Texas.
▸Show the analyst detail (9 rows)
Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
114,444
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+8,263
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+7.2%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+2,518
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+2.1%
within V2025 only
Density
2,358
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
52
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#243
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#32
of 1,224 in Texas
What is the median household income in Odessa?
Median household income is 5% below the U.S. median ($73,472 vs $77,719); 16.2% live in poverty — 3.7 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$73,472
US
Odessa: $73,472 — 5% below the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Odessa
$73,472
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Odessa from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
73,472-5.5% vs US
±4,154
Per capita income
38,171-11.8% vs US
±1,682
Population in poverty
16.2%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 26% below the U.S. median ($223,100 vs $303,400); median rent is 2% below ($1,315 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 3.0×, making it 1.3× as affordable as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$223,100
US
Odessa: $223,100 — 26% below the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,595/mo
US
Odessa: $1,595/mo — 48% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Odessa. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.3%
Odessa (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
63,499
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
3.4%-76.0% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Odessa spans 2 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Ector County
14.8%
$75,887
3.5%
Midland County
11.2%
$97,719
2.9%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Odessa's linked 2 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21)
45,034
$2,767 / wk
#2
Accommodation and food services (72)
18,952
$538 / wk
#3
Retail trade (44-45)
17,944
$845 / wk
#4
Construction (23)
14,655
$1,751 / wk
#5
Wholesale trade (42)
13,473
$2,103 / wk
What workers earn in the Odessa, TX metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is the largest tracked occupation in the Odessa, TX metro (3,190 jobs, median $58,370/yr).
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Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
2,960
$28,390
$13.65
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
2,060
$45,650
$21.95
Stockers and Order Fillers
1,810
$39,810
$19.14
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
1,730
$49,080
$23.60
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
1,660
$60,190
$28.94
Cashiers
1,580
$29,000
$13.94
Waiters and Waitresses
1,400
$22,600
$10.87
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
3,190
$58,370
$28.06
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
2,630
$104,100
$50.05
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
1,900
$30,320
$14.58
Registered Nurses · benchmark
1,140
$81,370
$39.12
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
820
$63,020
—
Software Developers · benchmark
110
$127,080
$61.10
This city spans multiple metros; OEWS data shown is for Odessa, TX, the metro of the city's primary county.
All items run 6.1% below the U.S. average (RPP 93.9); utilities run 17.1% below (RPP 82.9) — the metro's utility affordability is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 93.9
US
Odessa's cost of living runs 6.1% below the U.S. average (RPP 93.9 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 93.9
−6.1% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Odessa, TX metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,595/mo
FY2026 · Odessa, TX MSA
State income tax (top marginal rate)
0%
no state income tax · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$7,120/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,267/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Texas · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
15.6% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (41.2% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Odessa's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
Public school districts serving Odessa, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts, and one district often serves multiple cities. Sorted primary district first. See methodology §12 for the consolidated-city fallback and Milford CT special case.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in Odessa?
Hottest month: July (95°F avg high). Coldest: January (31°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 13.5 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Odessa from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 81.2–82.8/100 across 2 counties; most-cited top hazard is Hail (in all 2).
Natural-hazard exposure for Odessa from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
Odessa spans 2 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Ector County
82.8
Relatively Moderate
Hail 99.2 Relatively High · Winter Weather 97.3 Very High · Wildfire 88.3 Relatively Low
Midland County
81.2
Relatively Moderate
Hail 98.3 Relatively High · Winter Weather 95.9 Relatively High · Wildfire 93.1 Relatively Moderate
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Odessa?
14 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 56% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Odessa from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
14 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
11
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
55.9%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
55.9%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
58,322
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Odessa sits at state rank #32 among 1,224 cities in Texas. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Arvada, CO · #242 · 122,901 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Cambridge, MA · #244 · 122,588 residents.
Quick travel facts for Odessa
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Midland International Air and Space Port(MAF) · 9 mi 15 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Mar, Nov · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Odessa.
How many people live in Odessa, TX?
Odessa has 122,707 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #243 largest city in the United States and #32 in Texas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Odessa growing or shrinking?
Odessa has grown 7.2% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 8,263 residents, including a 2.1% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
Odessa spans Ector County, Midland County in Texas.
How big is Odessa?
Odessa covers 52.0 square miles of land, with a population density of about 2,358 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Odessa?
$73,472, about 5% below the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4853388
Last build2026-08-27
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Odessa is 4853388. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
