Odessa.
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Texas·Ector County
29 tracts·95K people·$223K median·1,828/mi²
Hispanic 63 · White 28 · Black 6 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 29 · Other 28
Health 26 · Retail 24 · Manufacturing 17 · Leisure 14 · Professional 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 19 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 83 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 3 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Odessa is $223,100 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Odessa has 115,322 residents across 22 census tracts and 28 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.1; the population is 62.7% Hispanic or Latino, 27.5% White, 5.8% Black, 1.9% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 19.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.2% (Census ACS).
EL MAGNET AT REAGAN EL (88%), EL MAGNET AT HAYS (68%) and GALE POND ALAMO EL (62%) lead the elementary schools; IDEA YUKON COLLEGE PREPARATORY (55%), ECTOR COLLEGE PREP SUCCESS ACADEMY (42%) and WILSON & YOUNG MEDAL OF HONOR MIDDLE (37%) lead the middle schools; ODESSA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY EARLY COLLEGE H S (75%), ODESSA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EARLY COLLEGE H S (70%) and GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA (56%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,315/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Odessa is $73,472 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Odessa, median rent is $1,315/month and the median home value is $223,100 (Census ACS).
Odessa reported 3.9 violent crimes and 17.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 64 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 14 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Odessa are hail (96), winter weather (92) and strong wind (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Odessa, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).