COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Spring vs Odessa
PLACE A
Big Spring, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Odessa, Florida
Big Spring is 166% larger than Odessa. Odessa earns more, with a median household income $50,225 higher. Odessa has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -4%).
BIG SPRINGODESSADIFFERENCE
Total population22,2908,381+166% vs Odessa
Population density1,1651,562−398
Population growth-4.2%11.2%−15.4 pts
Median age36.437.5−1.1
Male57.1%49.8%+7.3 pts
Female42.9%50.2%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born11.8%18.2%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.1%60.4%−24.3 pts
Black5.5%4.6%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino53.2%22.5%+30.7 pts
Asian1.2%6.1%−4.9 pts
Other3.9%6.4%−2.5 pts
Median household income$67,581$117,806−$50,225
Per capita income$31,414$46,865−$15,451
Poverty rate17.1%3.9%+13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.340+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%49.1%−36.3 pts
Graduate degree4.1%14.7%−10.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%8.4%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation53.5%68.4%−14.8 pts
Median home value$140,200$497,100−$356,900
Median gross rent$1,050$1,909−$859
Owner-occupied64.7%70.2%−5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%7.7%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households47.4%43.2%+4.2 pts
Average commute21.136.2−15.1
Worked from home3.1%26.0%−22.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.5%11.8%+4.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024