Odessa, Texas demographics

Odessa, TX demographics: median age 31.1; 19.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Odessa city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4853388. The survey estimates a population of 115,322 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Odessa is 31.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 46,660 households (±838). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.1 ±0.6	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	33,864 ±1,540	29.4% ±1.3 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	31,811 ±1,504	27.6% ±1.3 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	38,005 ±1,579	33.0% ±1.4 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	11,642 ±783	10.1% ±0.7 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	59,112 ±975	51.3% ±0.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	56,210 ±982	48.7% ±0.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	54,681 ±2,322	47.4% ±2.0 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,071 ±778	6.1% ±0.7 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	607 ±247	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,046 ±443	1.8% ±0.4 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	193 ±204 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	20,479 ±1,988	17.8% ±1.7 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	30,245 ±2,140	26.2% ±1.9 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,008 ±1,618	37.3% ±1.4 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	72,314 ±1,614	62.7% ±1.4 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 46,660
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	20,190 ±1,036	43.3% ±2.1 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,860 ±657	6.1% ±1.4 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	7,355 ±953	15.8% ±2.0 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	13,604 ±1,045	29.2% ±2.2 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,651 ±716	5.7% ±1.5 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 46,660
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	18,444 ±1,013	39.5% ±2.1 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	28,216 ±1,334	60.5% ±2.6 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 46,660
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	13,604 ±1,045	29.2% ±2.2 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	13,381 ±1,266	28.7% ±2.7 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	7,416 ±1,005	15.9% ±2.1 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	6,412 ±636	13.7% ±1.3 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,761 ±573	8.1% ±1.2 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,349 ±338	2.9% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	737 ±300	1.6% ±0.6 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 115,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	97,377 ±1,627	84.4% ±1.4 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	17,945 ±1,622	15.6% ±1.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 105,141
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	58,711 ±2,209	55.8% ±2.1 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	43,345 ±2,249	41.2% ±2.1 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	92 ±100 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	351 ±236 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	49 ±65 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	312 ±182 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	215 ±197 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	121 ±96 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	121 ±82 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	328 ±207 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	512 ±287 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	160 ±246 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	824 ±442 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 70,195
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	12,881 ±1,237	18.4% ±1.7 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	21,927 ±1,512	31.2% ±2.1 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	15,956 ±1,290	22.7% ±1.8 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	6,108 ±709	8.7% ±1.0 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	8,989 ±871	12.8% ±1.2 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,334 ±638	6.2% ±0.9 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 113,574
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	94,449 ±2,398	83.2% ±2.1 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	8,374 ±1,706	7.4% ±1.5 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	7,528 ±1,606	6.6% ±1.4 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,376 ±907	2.1% ±0.8 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	847 ±323	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

18.3% of Odessa residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 88.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Odessa	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	18.3% ±1.6 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.7% ±1.1 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±0.8 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Odessa . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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