West Odessa is home to 32,594 people in Texas. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 14,795 people. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $126,300. The median age is 33.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,234, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 119%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Odessa
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share31.9% → 65.5%(+33.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share66.0% → 30.3%(−35.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population16,574 → 32,594(+97%)US over the same years: +35%
Its weight in Ector County
West Odessa's population equals 20% of Ector County's. Its number of households without a car equals 12% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 27% 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)32.8%(289)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(148)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.4%(198)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 882 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
West Odessa, decade by decade
West 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
16,574
$55,331
$103,923
4.2%
57.8
2000
17,799
$56,976
$57,564
4.7%
64.9
2010
22,707
$64,012
$75,813
6.0%
60.8
2020
33,340
$75,677
$123,022
15.4%
50.1
2024
32,594
$65,234
$126,300
17.8%
59.8
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.
