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79762

Odessa, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
39,927
Median household income
$75,272
People below poverty
13.9%
Median home value
$232,900

Income

The median income of households in 79762 was $75,272. An estimated 5.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.2
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.7
$50,000 to $74,999 18
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 20.6
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4
$200,000 or more 8.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66224
Female 43409

An estimated 87.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,547. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.9
Social Security 18.2
Retirement income 15.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.6
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.2

In 2020-2024, 10.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 78.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 58% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 79762 in 2020-2024, 83% had health insurance coverage and 17% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68% and public coverage was 22.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 15.3%.


In 2020-2024, 79762 had a total population of 39,927 - 19,972 (50%) females and 19,955 (50%) males. The median age was 31.5 years. An estimated 28.9% of the population was under 18 years, 37.4% was 19 to 44 years, 20% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 79762 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1729 1849
5 to 9 1723 1355
10 to 14 1726 1357
15 to 19 1411 1729
20 to 24 1400 1469
25 to 29 1738 1498
30 to 34 1911 1454
35 to 39 1381 1412
40 to 44 1231 1441
45 to 49 1233 1093
50 to 54 978 841
55 to 59 832 1284
60 to 64 1021 703
65 to 69 725 941
70 to 74 413 593
75 to 79 251 403
80 to 84 127 202
85 and over 125 348

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53% were White; 4.6% were Black or African American; 12.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 2.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 27.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 54.3% of the people in 79762 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 37.1% of the people in 79762 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 16,262 households in 79762. The average household size was 2.44 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.5% of the households in 79762 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.3% of all households, while 17.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 16% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.9% of all households.

In 79762, 39.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.5
Cohabiting Couples 12.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.8% of males and 46.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35 33
Now married, except separated 50.8 46.6
Separated 2 1.4
Widowed 1 6.7
Divorced 11.2 12.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 79762, 640 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 49.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.2% of the people living in 79762 were U.S. natives. 67.4% of the 79762 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.8% of 79762 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 35% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 47.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 79762 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 79762.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 80.1
Asia 8.8
Europe 3
Africa 3.8
Northern America 4.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 79762 in 2020-2024, 34.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 32.7% of people at least five years old; 12.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 32.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 79762 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.5
Different house, same county 8
Different county, same state 5.7
Different state 1.7
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 79762 was 10,348 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 511 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,775. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,062.

Educational Attainment of People in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.3
High school diploma or equivalency 30.3
Some college, no degree 23.5
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 15.8
Graduate or professional degree 6.3

Disability

In 79762, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.4% of people under 18 years old, to 9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 79762, 66.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,453 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,041 15.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 966 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 79762 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 11.6
Construction 8.1
Manufacturing 5.8
Wholesale trade 3.5
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.9
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 79762 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,155 31.5
Service occupations 2,409 12.3
Sales and office occupations 4,729 24.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,817 14.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,403 17.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.3% of 79762 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.7
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 4.9

In 2020-2024, 79762 had a total of 17,522 housing units. Of these housing units, 62.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 34% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 62.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 34
Mobile homes 3.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 79762 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 59.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 79762 had 16,262 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,260 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.9% while renters occupied 44.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.72 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.09.

8.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 20.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 79762:

House Heating Fuel Used in 79762 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 39.7
Electricity 59.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 79762 was $232,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54.1 % had a mortgage. 45.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,856 and for owners without a mortgage it was $679.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 79762 was $1,317. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.