COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kermit vs Odessa
PLACE A
Kermit, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Odessa, Florida
Kermit is 28% smaller than Odessa. Odessa earns more, with a median household income $36,636 higher.
KERMITODESSADIFFERENCE
Total population6,0198,381−28% vs Odessa
Population density2,3761,562+814
Population growth9.8%11.2%−1.4 pts
Median age35.337.5−2.2
Male52.9%49.8%+3.1 pts
Female47.1%50.2%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born17.8%18.2%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic19.7%60.4%−40.7 pts
Black4.5%4.6%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino74.2%22.5%+51.6 pts
Asian0.2%6.1%−5.9 pts
Other1.5%6.4%−4.9 pts
Median household income$81,170$117,806−$36,636
Per capita income$33,995$46,865−$12,870
Poverty rate16.9%3.9%+13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.340+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%49.1%−41.1 pts
Graduate degree1.6%14.7%−13.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%8.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation66.9%68.4%−1.5 pts
Median home value$151,600$497,100−$345,500
Median gross rent$1,071$1,909−$838
Owner-occupied84.5%70.2%+14.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.6%7.7%+8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households27.2%43.2%−16.0 pts
Average commute30.936.2−5.3
Worked from home0.4%26.0%−25.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured22.4%11.8%+10.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024