With 5,620 people, Odessa is a city in Missouri. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 41% more than in Missouri as a whole. The foreign-born share is 0%. The typical home is worth $238,200, having roughly tripled since 2000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,022, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Odessa
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$57,633 → $100,022(+74%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.2% → 31.2%(+21.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate12.2% → 6.1%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Odessa's population equals 17% of Lafayette County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 11% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 12% of the county's.
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)21.8%(116)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(159)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(205)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(44)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 532 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
3,695
$57,633
$125,044
10.2%
7.6
2000
4,818
$61,949
$151,380
12.9%
8.2
2010
5,300
$68,039
$182,555
13.0%
15.9
2020
5,593
$71,444
$185,321
22.0%
24.8
2024
5,620
$100,022
$238,200
31.2%
13.2
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.
