2022 population: 488,108 ( 62,144 from 2010 , 7,724 from 2020)
Land area: 35125.2 square miles
Population density: 13.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	172,210	35.28%	12.5%
Black:	23,065	4.73%	21.1%
Indian:	2,386	0.49%	28.5%
Asian:	7,559	1.55%	109.4%
2+ races:	5,581	1.14%	59.3%
Hispanic:	277,307	56.81%	38.2%

Total non-White:	315,898	64.72%	37.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	17,699	17.8
Deaths:	10,748	10.8
Net Migration:	-17,189	-17.3
Net Immigration:	2,886	2.9

Change in White population:	-24,578	-5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	86,722	20.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
425,964
196,788	46.20%
19,053	4.47%
1,857	0.44%
3,610	0.85%
3,504	0.82%
200,637	47.10%
229,176	53.80%

2000
382,661
204,549	53.45%
17,097	4.47%
1,460	0.38%
2,381	0.62%
2,896	0.76%
154,131	40.28%
178,112	46.55%

1990
377,414
233,465	61.86%
16,904	4.48%
1,689	0.45%
2,110	0.56%
n/a
123,246	32.66%
143,949	38.14%

1980
347,400
240,138	69.12%
15,331	4.41%
1,303	0.38%
1,320	0.38%
n/a
88,731	25.54%
107,262	30.88%

1970
304,222
228,434	75.09%
12,704	4.18%
378	0.12%
183	0.06%
n/a
60,847	20.00%
75,788	24.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
60,902	15.9
30,269	7.9
-7,607	-2.0
6,291	1.6

-7,761	-2.0
51,064	13.3

Number	Rate
1990's
64,906	17.2
29,839	7.9
-38,698	-10.3
13,001	3.4

-28,916	-7.7
34,163	9.1

Number	Rate
1980's
81,232	23.4
26,365	7.6
-22,859	-6.6
n/a

-6,673	-1.9
36,687	10.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
313	0.1
n/a

11,704	3.8
31,474	10.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.2
132,565	27.2%
355,543	72.8%
52,253	10.7%

175,944
2.59

118,800	67.5%
85,656	72.1%
14,227	12.0%
57,144	32.5%

2010
Number	Percent
33.8
117,459	27.6%
308,505	72.4%
48,579	11.4%

151,626
2.70

107,606	71.0%
79,013	73.4%
11,734	10.9%
44,020	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
33.7
113,789	29.7%
268,872	70.3%
45,683	11.9%

136,463
2.71

100,075	73.3%
79,233	79.2%
10,268	10.3%
36,388	26.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
120,256	31.9%
257,158	68.1%
38,072	10.1%

132,498
2.80

100,185	75.6%
83,608	83.5%
7,969	8.0%
32,313	24.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
110,325	31.8%
237,075	68.2%
28,587	8.2%

120,196
2.86

94,396	78.5%
83,466	88.4%
5,212	5.5%
25,800	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,328	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,446	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,334	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,451	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,017	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,276	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,894	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,823	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,770	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,826	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	15,123	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,265	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	17,991	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	13,159	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	17,107	9.7%
$200,000 or more	18,134	10.3%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	38,434

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,752	3.8%
Public Assistance	3,674	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17,537	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	94,848	72.4%
Unemployed	3,501	2.7%
In Armed Forces	290	0.2%

Total Labor Force	98,639	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	32,432	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	98,433	57,991	62.9%
Non-Profit	4,216	6,731	38.5%
Self-Employed	16,832	7,746	68.5%

Local Government	6,649	10,629	38.5%
State Government	3,484	4,512	43.6%
Federal Government	1,902	1,801	51.4%

Total Private + Self	115,265	65,737	63.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,251	23,673	40.7%
Total	131,516	89,410	59.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31,251	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	46,498	21.0%
Professional, Technical	38,375	17.3%
Service Occupations	31,153	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,177	0.5%
All others	74,109	33.5%

White Collar		52.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	35,715	1056.7%
Retail trade	25,880	765.7%
Health care and social assistance	20,540	607.7%
Construction	18,769	555.3%
Educational services	18,116	536.0%
Transportation and warehousing	14,840	439.1%
Accommodation and food services	14,182	419.6%
Manufacturing	13,258	392.2%
Other services	10,798	319.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,273	244.8%
Public administration	8,042	237.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,260	185.2%
Wholesale trade	6,183	182.9%
Finance and insurance	5,949	176.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,085	120.9%
Utilities	3,362	99.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,448	72.4%
Information	2,374	70.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,188	64.7%
Management	124	3.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	239,810	51.16%
Puerto Rican	1,767	0.38%
Cuban	3,494	0.75%
Dominican	116	0.02%

Total Central American	2,096	0.45%
Costa Rican	48	0.01%
Guatemalan	576	0.12%
Honduran	477	0.10%
Nicaraguan	378	0.08%
Panamanian	76	0.02%
Salvadoran	533	0.11%
Other Central American	8	0.00%

Total South American	2,602	0.56%
Argentinean	25	0.01%
Bolivian	72	0.02%
Chilean	61	0.01%
Colombian	651	0.14%
Ecuadorian	90	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	312	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,391	0.30%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11,578	2.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,612	0.34%
Indian	1,056	0.23%
Vietnamese	1,024	0.22%
Chinese	961	0.21%
Cambodian	535	0.11%
Korean	356	0.08%
Burmese	300	0.06%
Bangladeshi	151	0.03%
Thai	69	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	256,733	59.5%
Spanish	164,796	38.2%
Other	1,667	0.4%
Other Asian	1,537	0.4%
Arabic	1,198	0.3%
Other Indo-European	1,051	0.2%
German, other Germanic	991	0.2%
Tagalog	977	0.2%
Chinese	894	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	26,694	5.7%
German	26,571	5.7%
American	21,764	4.6%
Irish	21,559	4.6%
Scottish	4,558	1.0%
French	4,541	1.0%
Italian	4,416	0.9%
European	3,835	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	3,432	0.7%
Swedish	2,069	0.4%
Polish	1,844	0.4%
African	1,659	0.4%
Czech	1,531	0.3%
Dutch	1,429	0.3%
British	1,418	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	427,039	91.1%
Not a citizen	41,665	8.9%

Native	401,018	85.6%
Foreign-born	67,686	14.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
27,794	9.5%	30,907	10.6%	83,074	28.4%	88,468	30.2%	42,976	14.7%	19,536	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	27,794	9.5%
9-12 Years	30,907	10.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	83,074	28.4%
Some College	88,468	30.2%
Bach. Degree	42,976	14.7%
Grad Degree	19,536	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	170,747	161,307	9,440	5.5%
1991	173,437	163,322	10,115	5.8%
1992	178,243	162,488	15,755	8.8%
1993	178,343	163,603	14,740	8.3%
1994	180,206	166,177	14,029	7.8%
1995	179,732	167,708	12,024	6.7%
1996	179,859	168,563	11,296	6.3%
1997	182,811	172,441	10,370	5.7%
1998	188,584	176,661	11,923	6.3%
1999	182,574	166,085	16,489	9.0%

2000	170,915	162,006	8,909	5.2%
2001	174,005	165,776	8,229	4.7%
2002	178,049	166,986	11,063	6.2%
2003	182,157	170,872	11,285	6.2%
2004	182,918	173,038	9,880	5.4%
2005	185,704	177,337	8,367	4.5%
2006	192,703	185,031	7,672	4.0%
2007	195,832	189,125	6,707	3.4%
2008	205,508	198,275	7,233	3.5%
2009	209,061	194,071	14,990	7.2%

2010	199,306	184,690	14,616	7.3%
2011	210,137	197,556	12,581	6.0%
2012	220,725	210,625	10,100	4.6%
2013	226,971	216,978	9,993	4.4%
2014	236,552	228,277	8,275	3.5%
2015	230,022	220,269	9,753	4.2%
2016	221,071	209,065	12,006	5.4%
2017	230,347	221,787	8,560	3.7%
2018	255,787	249,207	6,580	2.6%
2019	265,871	259,311	6,560	2.5%

2020	246,984	224,473	22,511	9.1%
2021	246,032	229,914	16,118	6.6%
2022	255,899	246,969	8,930	3.5%
2023	267,230	259,237	7,993	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	195,773
Median Value	$200,136

Occupied	175,944	89.9%
Vacant	19,829	10.1%

Owned	118,947	67.6%
Rented	56,997	32.4%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	129,645	66.2%
Detached	124,738	63.7%
Attached	4,907	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	28,554	14.6%
Mobile Homes	27,290	13.9%

Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Odessa-Midland, TX Market Area