With 409 people, Odessa is a city in Delaware. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 46% more than in Delaware as a whole. The population is up 43% since 2000. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 43.2, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $123,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Odessa
What changed most since 1990
Median age47.8 → 43.2(−4.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median household income (2024 dollars)$68,311 → $123,750(+81%)US over the same years: +14%
Black share12.2% → 23.0%(+10.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.8%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.2%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.1%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 34 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Odessa, decade by decade
Odessa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
311
$68,311
$270,008
18.4%
38.1
2000
286
$97,038
$260,679
33.1%
16.5
2010
364
$92,222
$409,993
33.0%
29.5
2020
366
$93,175
$336,947
37.0%
46.6
2024
409
$123,750
$348,400
42.2%
68.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
