Odessa, TX Housing Market & City Data

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123,334
Population Estimate
$145,595
Median Home Value
94.0%
Employment Rate
18.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$162
Median Listing Price$258,500
Median Days on Market57
Active Listings523
New Listings202
Total Listings (Active + Pending)559
Avg Listing Price$337,123
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-8%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.63
Family Dual Income53.9
Median Household Income$63,847
Median Individual Income$32,439
Home Ownership59.7%
Home Value$145,595
Median Rent$1,091
Rent Burden26.2%
Poverty11.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED20.2%
  • Highschool Education29.5%
  • Some College31.8%
  • Bachelors Degree12.9%
  • Graduate Degree5.6%
  • Total College or Above18.5%
  • Stem Degree47.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.7%
  • Female50.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.0%
  • Divorced14.8%
  • Never Married33.9%
  • Widowed5.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOdessa
State IDTX
Population123,334

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.9%
19–2916.9%
30–3915.2%
40–4910.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.7%
60–697.8%
70–794.1%
80+2.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.4%
Unemployment Rate6.0%
Disabled11.3%

ETHNICITY

White79.1%
Black6.0%
Asian1.5%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other9.3%
Multiple3.4%

OTHER

Hispanic57.6%
Limited English8.1%
Health Uninsured18.0%
Veteran5.4%

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