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Odessa Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 121,123
Land Area (2000): 2,333.726 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.618 square kilometers

Odessa Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	248,909	2002	247,686	2005	126,536
2000	251,999	2003	124,214	2006	128,891
2001	242,514	2004	124,753	2007	128,400

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	219,938	90.59%
Rural, Farm	1,650	0.68%
Rural, Non-farm	21,208	8.73%

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Odessa Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Odessa Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	55,762	52,585	3,176	5.70%	57
1991	57,802	54,158	3,644	6.30%	63
1992	59,886	54,102	5,784	9.66%	97
1993	60,186	54,643	5,543	9.21%	92
1994	60,597	55,158	5,439	8.98%	90
1995	60,058	55,517	4,541	7.56%	76
1996	60,442	56,217	4,225	6.99%	70
1997	61,761	57,915	3,846	6.23%	62
1998	63,560	59,300	4,260	6.70%	67
1999	61,199	54,700	6,499	10.62%	106
2000	56,486	53,429	3,057	5.41%	54
2001	57,546	54,704	2,842	4.94%	49
2002	59,841	55,909	3,932	6.57%	66
2003	60,899	56,856	4,043	6.64%	67
2004	61,734	58,164	3,571	5.78%	58
2005	62,688	59,848	2,840	4.53%	45
2006	65,489	62,946	2,543	3.88%	39
2007	66,882	64,605	2,277	3.40%	34
2008	68,522	66,221	2,301	3.36%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	55,456	51,957	3,499	6.31%	63
Feb 1990	55,156	51,661	3,495	6.34%	63
Mar 1990	55,207	51,984	3,223	5.84%	58
Apr 1990	55,483	52,175	3,308	5.96%	60
May 1990	55,641	52,424	3,217	5.78%	58
Jun 1990	56,493	52,955	3,538	6.26%	63
Jul 1990	56,535	52,974	3,561	6.30%	63
Aug 1990	55,807	52,411	3,396	6.09%	61
Sep 1990	55,535	52,394	3,141	5.66%	57
Oct 1990	56,050	53,414	2,636	4.70%	47
Nov 1990	55,939	53,308	2,631	4.70%	47
Dec 1990	55,836	53,365	2,471	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	55,620	52,761	2,859	5.14%	51
Feb 1991	55,406	52,452	2,954	5.33%	53
Mar 1991	55,910	52,854	3,056	5.47%	55
Apr 1991	57,280	54,035	3,245	5.67%	57
May 1991	57,317	53,906	3,411	5.95%	60
Jun 1991	58,802	54,871	3,931	6.69%	67
Jul 1991	58,756	54,969	3,787	6.45%	64
Aug 1991	58,670	54,721	3,949	6.73%	67
Sep 1991	58,579	54,446	4,133	7.06%	71
Oct 1991	59,421	55,176	4,245	7.14%	71
Nov 1991	58,974	54,832	4,142	7.02%	70
Dec 1991	58,891	54,874	4,017	6.82%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	59,659	54,805	4,854	8.14%	81
Feb 1992	59,406	54,254	5,152	8.67%	87
Mar 1992	59,401	54,167	5,234	8.81%	88
Apr 1992	60,137	54,612	5,525	9.19%	92
May 1992	59,713	53,834	5,879	9.85%	98
Jun 1992	61,289	54,272	7,017	11.45%	114
Jul 1992	61,253	54,850	6,403	10.45%	105
Aug 1992	60,211	54,025	6,186	10.27%	103
Sep 1992	59,530	53,401	6,129	10.30%	103
Oct 1992	58,942	53,258	5,684	9.64%	96
Nov 1992	59,466	53,547	5,919	9.95%	100
Dec 1992	59,629	54,199	5,430	9.11%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	59,566	53,354	6,212	10.43%	104
Feb 1993	59,563	53,357	6,206	10.42%	104
Mar 1993	59,078	53,372	5,706	9.66%	97
Apr 1993	59,261	53,638	5,623	9.49%	95
May 1993	59,720	54,097	5,623	9.42%	94
Jun 1993	60,959	54,671	6,288	10.32%	103
Jul 1993	61,188	55,290	5,898	9.64%	96
Aug 1993	60,324	54,964	5,360	8.89%	89
Sep 1993	59,952	55,042	4,910	8.19%	82
Oct 1993	60,824	55,821	5,003	8.23%	82
Nov 1993	60,779	55,728	5,051	8.31%	83
Dec 1993	61,014	56,379	4,635	7.60%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	60,386	55,063	5,323	8.81%	88
Feb 1994	60,495	54,888	5,607	9.27%	93
Mar 1994	60,194	54,644	5,550	9.22%	92
Apr 1994	60,352	54,811	5,541	9.18%	92
May 1994	60,532	54,860	5,672	9.37%	94
Jun 1994	61,515	55,062	6,453	10.49%	105
Jul 1994	61,323	55,305	6,018	9.81%	98
Aug 1994	60,845	55,168	5,677	9.33%	93
Sep 1994	60,280	54,980	5,300	8.79%	88
Oct 1994	60,602	55,627	4,975	8.21%	82
Nov 1994	60,456	55,579	4,877	8.07%	81
Dec 1994	60,180	55,907	4,273	7.10%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	59,760	54,770	4,990	8.35%	84
Feb 1995	59,538	54,995	4,543	7.63%	76
Mar 1995	59,410	55,039	4,371	7.36%	74
Apr 1995	60,033	55,411	4,622	7.70%	77
May 1995	59,737	55,301	4,436	7.43%	74
Jun 1995	60,888	55,905	4,983	8.18%	82
Jul 1995	60,608	55,695	4,913	8.11%	81
Aug 1995	59,837	55,309	4,528	7.57%	76
Sep 1995	60,081	55,595	4,486	7.47%	75
Oct 1995	60,397	56,044	4,353	7.21%	72
Nov 1995	60,207	55,961	4,246	7.05%	71
Dec 1995	60,194	56,174	4,020	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	59,997	55,243	4,754	7.92%	79
Feb 1996	60,018	55,460	4,558	7.59%	76
Mar 1996	59,949	55,650	4,299	7.17%	72
Apr 1996	60,048	55,568	4,480	7.46%	75
May 1996	59,971	55,755	4,216	7.03%	70
Jun 1996	60,776	56,120	4,656	7.66%	77
Jul 1996	60,550	56,091	4,459	7.36%	74
Aug 1996	60,121	55,964	4,157	6.91%	69
Sep 1996	60,536	56,649	3,887	6.42%	64
Oct 1996	61,277	57,491	3,786	6.18%	62
Nov 1996	61,033	57,172	3,861	6.33%	63
Dec 1996	61,029	57,442	3,587	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	60,943	56,592	4,351	7.14%	71
Feb 1997	61,001	56,558	4,443	7.28%	73
Mar 1997	61,307	57,104	4,203	6.86%	69
Apr 1997	61,547	57,661	3,886	6.31%	63
May 1997	61,825	57,973	3,852	6.23%	62
Jun 1997	62,465	57,826	4,639	7.43%	74
Jul 1997	62,400	58,160	4,240	6.79%	68
Aug 1997	61,821	57,915	3,906	6.32%	63
Sep 1997	61,762	58,226	3,536	5.73%	57
Oct 1997	61,932	58,761	3,171	5.12%	51
Nov 1997	62,224	59,186	3,038	4.88%	49
Dec 1997	61,904	59,015	2,889	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	62,342	58,875	3,467	5.56%	56
Feb 1998	62,474	59,237	3,237	5.18%	52
Mar 1998	63,091	59,570	3,521	5.58%	56
Apr 1998	62,769	59,581	3,188	5.08%	51
May 1998	63,631	60,001	3,630	5.70%	57
Jun 1998	64,069	59,428	4,641	7.24%	72
Jul 1998	64,474	59,878	4,596	7.13%	71
Aug 1998	64,154	59,380	4,774	7.44%	74
Sep 1998	64,215	59,295	4,920	7.66%	77
Oct 1998	64,063	59,229	4,834	7.55%	75
Nov 1998	63,517	58,708	4,809	7.57%	76
Dec 1998	63,921	58,418	5,503	8.61%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	63,284	55,840	7,444	11.76%	118
Feb 1999	62,991	55,131	7,860	12.48%	125
Mar 1999	62,064	54,767	7,297	11.76%	118
Apr 1999	61,573	54,443	7,130	11.58%	116
May 1999	61,704	54,560	7,144	11.58%	116
Jun 1999	62,064	54,278	7,786	12.55%	125
Jul 1999	60,983	54,148	6,835	11.21%	112
Aug 1999	60,303	54,036	6,267	10.39%	104
Sep 1999	60,270	54,587	5,683	9.43%	94
Oct 1999	59,952	54,801	5,151	8.59%	86
Nov 1999	59,624	54,884	4,740	7.95%	79
Dec 1999	59,574	54,925	4,649	7.80%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	56,566	52,768	3,798	6.71%	67
Feb 2000	56,820	53,112	3,708	6.53%	65
Mar 2000	56,736	53,268	3,468	6.11%	61
Apr 2000	56,801	53,783	3,018	5.31%	53
May 2000	56,465	53,420	3,045	5.39%	54
Jun 2000	56,206	52,865	3,341	5.94%	59
Jul 2000	55,698	52,499	3,199	5.74%	57
Aug 2000	56,301	53,186	3,115	5.53%	55
Sep 2000	56,407	53,641	2,766	4.90%	49
Oct 2000	56,688	54,226	2,462	4.34%	43
Nov 2000	56,663	54,152	2,511	4.43%	44
Dec 2000	56,483	54,225	2,258	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	56,229	53,466	2,763	4.91%	49
Feb 2001	56,594	54,043	2,551	4.51%	45
Mar 2001	56,648	53,978	2,670	4.71%	47
Apr 2001	57,194	54,633	2,561	4.48%	45
May 2001	57,189	54,617	2,572	4.50%	45
Jun 2001	57,674	54,513	3,161	5.48%	55
Jul 2001	58,030	55,007	3,023	5.21%	52
Aug 2001	57,210	54,103	3,107	5.43%	54
Sep 2001	57,777	54,958	2,819	4.88%	49
Oct 2001	58,476	55,661	2,815	4.81%	48
Nov 2001	58,642	55,654	2,988	5.10%	51
Dec 2001	58,889	55,819	3,070	5.21%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	58,703	55,045	3,658	6.23%	62
Feb 2002	59,415	55,813	3,602	6.06%	61
Mar 2002	59,334	55,630	3,704	6.24%	62
Apr 2002	59,956	56,236	3,720	6.20%	62
May 2002	59,975	56,322	3,653	6.09%	61
Jun 2002	60,325	56,012	4,313	7.15%	71
Jul 2002	59,885	55,632	4,253	7.10%	71
Aug 2002	59,362	55,144	4,218	7.11%	71
Sep 2002	60,375	56,281	4,094	6.78%	68
Oct 2002	60,572	56,628	3,944	6.51%	65
Nov 2002	60,052	55,984	4,068	6.77%	68
Dec 2002	60,143	56,185	3,958	6.58%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	60,005	55,680	4,325	7.21%	72
Feb 2003	60,172	55,985	4,187	6.96%	70
Mar 2003	60,308	56,249	4,059	6.73%	67
Apr 2003	60,343	56,443	3,900	6.46%	65
May 2003	60,365	56,406	3,959	6.56%	66
Jun 2003	61,291	56,656	4,635	7.56%	76
Jul 2003	61,284	57,007	4,277	6.98%	70
Aug 2003	61,011	56,765	4,246	6.96%	70
Sep 2003	61,043	57,052	3,991	6.54%	65
Oct 2003	61,466	57,702	3,764	6.12%	61
Nov 2003	61,555	57,847	3,708	6.02%	60
Dec 2003	61,944	58,483	3,461	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	61,334	57,296	4,038	6.58%	66
Feb 2004	61,480	57,702	3,778	6.15%	61
Mar 2004	61,626	57,865	3,761	6.10%	61
Apr 2004	61,298	57,856	3,442	5.62%	56
May 2004	61,568	58,054	3,514	5.71%	57
Jun 2004	62,060	58,069	3,991	6.43%	64
Jul 2004	61,897	58,108	3,789	6.12%	61
Aug 2004	61,615	58,057	3,558	5.77%	58
Sep 2004	61,469	58,140	3,329	5.42%	54
Oct 2004	62,093	58,779	3,314	5.34%	53
Nov 2004	62,112	58,860	3,252	5.24%	52
Dec 2004	62,256	59,176	3,080	4.95%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	61,751	58,509	3,242	5.25%	53
Feb 2005	62,015	58,782	3,233	5.21%	52
Mar 2005	61,805	58,878	2,927	4.74%	47
Apr 2005	61,669	58,903	2,766	4.49%	45
May 2005	61,888	59,062	2,826	4.57%	46
Jun 2005	62,510	59,354	3,156	5.05%	50
Jul 2005	62,860	59,867	2,993	4.76%	48
Aug 2005	63,161	60,258	2,903	4.60%	46
Sep 2005	63,125	60,490	2,635	4.17%	42
Oct 2005	63,662	61,191	2,471	3.88%	39
Nov 2005	63,677	61,163	2,514	3.95%	39
Dec 2005	64,134	61,718	2,416	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	63,797	61,194	2,603	4.08%	41
Feb 2006	64,435	61,779	2,656	4.12%	41
Mar 2006	64,702	62,108	2,594	4.01%	40
Apr 2006	64,616	62,063	2,553	3.95%	40
May 2006	64,850	62,271	2,579	3.98%	40
Jun 2006	65,344	62,383	2,961	4.53%	45
Jul 2006	65,978	63,081	2,897	4.39%	44
Aug 2006	66,363	63,677	2,686	4.05%	40
Sep 2006	66,315	63,903	2,412	3.64%	36
Oct 2006	66,581	64,316	2,265	3.40%	34
Nov 2006	66,594	64,301	2,293	3.44%	34
Dec 2006	66,298	64,278	2,020	3.05%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	65,917	63,503	2,414	3.66%	37
Feb 2007	65,821	63,444	2,377	3.61%	36
Mar 2007	65,674	63,519	2,155	3.28%	33
Apr 2007	65,732	63,706	2,026	3.08%	31
May 2007	65,985	63,903	2,082	3.16%	32
Jun 2007	67,434	64,814	2,620	3.89%	39
Jul 2007	67,504	64,951	2,553	3.78%	38
Aug 2007	66,951	64,619	2,332	3.48%	35
Sep 2007	67,536	65,207	2,329	3.45%	34
Oct 2007	68,028	65,894	2,134	3.14%	31
Nov 2007	68,120	65,949	2,171	3.19%	32
Dec 2007	67,880	65,750	2,130	3.14%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	67,661	65,358	2,303	3.40%	34
Feb 2008	67,485	65,409	2,076	3.08%	31
Mar 2008	67,999	65,943	2,056	3.02%	30
Apr 2008	68,358	66,466	1,892	2.77%	28
May 2008	68,590	66,484	2,106	3.07%	31
Jun 2008	69,197	66,672	2,525	3.65%	36
Jul 2008	69,396	66,839	2,557	3.68%	37
Aug 2008	69,085	66,504	2,581	3.74%	37
Sep 2008	68,928	66,317	2,611	3.79%	38
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Odessa Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	7,010	12.63%
2.	Mining	6,528	11.76%
3.	Repair and Maintenance	3,006	5.42%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	2,378	4.28%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,216	3.99%
6.	Educational Services	2,158	3.89%
7.	Health Care	1,980	3.57%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,730	3.12%
9.	Public Administration	1,672	3.01%
10.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,652	2.98%
11.	Truck Transportation	1,558	2.81%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,536	2.77%
13.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	1,424	2.57%
14.	Chemical Manufacturing	1,354	2.44%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,276	2.30%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,266	2.28%
17.	Finance and Insurance	1,154	2.08%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,130	2.04%
19.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	914	1.65%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	858	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	6,962	15.63%
2.	Educational Services	6,850	15.37%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,624	10.38%
4.	Finance and Insurance	2,062	4.63%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	2,004	4.50%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,758	3.95%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,638	3.68%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,514	3.40%
9.	Social Assistance	1,488	3.34%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,384	3.11%
11.	Public Administration	1,374	3.08%
12.	Mining	970	2.18%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	820	1.84%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	688	1.54%
15.	Construction	678	1.52%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	604	1.36%
17.	Repair and Maintenance	588	1.32%
18.	Private Household Services	552	1.24%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	456	1.02%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	418	0.94%

Odessa Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,746	6.75%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	3,428	6.18%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,042	5.48%
4.	Other Production Occupations	2,986	5.38%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,826	5.09%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,534	4.57%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,196	3.96%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,120	3.82%
9.	Other Management Occupations	1,990	3.59%
10.	Other Construction Trades	1,842	3.32%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,716	3.09%
12.	Extraction Workers	1,614	2.91%
13.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,466	2.64%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,320	2.38%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,306	2.35%
16.	Top Executives	968	1.74%
17.	Construction Laborers	966	1.74%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	824	1.48%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	772	1.39%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	740	1.33%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	3,204	7.19%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,784	6.25%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,652	5.95%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,328	5.22%
5.	Cashiers	2,206	4.95%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,942	4.36%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,922	4.31%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,672	3.75%
9.	Other Management Occupations	1,624	3.64%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,482	3.33%
11.	Registered Nurses	1,374	3.08%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,372	3.08%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,338	3.00%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,336	3.00%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,202	2.70%
16.	Child Care Workers	1,100	2.47%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,004	2.25%
18.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	976	2.19%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	866	1.94%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	718	1.61%

Odessa Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	94,844	53.38%
15-35 hours	19,428	10.93%
1-14 hours	4,030	2.27%
No regular hours	59,367	33.41%

Odessa Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,520	2.62%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,152	2.24%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,416	3.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM	5,877	6.12%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	10,269	10.69%
7 AM-7:29 AM	14,638	15.24%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	21,597	22.49%
8 AM-8:29 AM	10,545	10.98%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,554	4.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,555	5.78%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,510	2.61%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,092	1.14%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,272	4.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM	7,038	7.33%

Odessa Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,950	4.11%
5-9	14,621	15.22%
10-14	23,409	24.38%
15-19	23,447	24.42%
20-24	12,150	12.65%
25-29	3,230	3.36%
30-34	8,626	8.98%
35-39	678	0.71%
40-44	624	0.65%
45-59	1,697	1.77%
60-89	1,539	1.60%
At least 90	2,064	2.15%

Odessa Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	102	0.11%	80,705	84.04%
30-44	30	0.03%	9,898	10.31%
45-59	8	0.01%	1,689	1.76%
At least 60	20	0.02%	3,583	3.73%

Odessa Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	62	0.06%
Car / truck / van, carpool	12,976	13.19%
Car / truck / van, solo	80,332	81.64%
Motorcycle	74	0.08%
Other	1,074	1.09%
Public transportation	160	0.16%
Walked	1,357	1.38%
Worked at home	2,358	2.40%

Odessa Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Odessa Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 87,612 (238,820 people)
: 63,712 (207,844 people)
: 20,714
: 127,714
Odessa Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	12,232	13.94%
$10,000-$14,999	7,754	8.84%
$15,000-$19,999	7,364	8.39%
$20,000-$24,999	7,661	8.73%
$25,000-$29,999	6,899	7.86%
$30,000-$34,999	6,810	7.76%
$35,000-$39,999	6,076	6.92%
$40,000-$44,999	5,634	6.42%
$45,000-$49,999	3,796	4.33%
$50,000-$59,999	7,243	8.25%
$60,000-$74,999	6,569	7.48%
$75,000-$99,999	5,147	5.86%
$100,000-$124,999	1,954	2.23%
$125,000-$149,999	992	1.13%
$150,000-$199,999	566	0.64%
$200,000 or more	1,066	1.21%

Odessa Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	10,518	23.99%
Family, 2 people	11,711	26.71%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,371	3.13%
Family, 3 people	7,506	17.12%
Nonfamily, 3 people	164	0.37%
Family, 4 people	6,666	15.20%
Nonfamily, 4 people	49	0.11%
Family, 5 people	3,617	8.25%
Nonfamily, 5 people	18	0.04%
Family, 6 people	1,444	3.29%
Nonfamily, 6 people	8	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	772	1.76%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.00%

Odessa Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	70,683	32.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	20,374	9.26%
Public Assistance	3,918	1.78%
Retirement	9,761	4.44%
Self Employment	8,990	4.09%
Social Security	21,539	9.79%
Supplemental Security	3,738	1.70%
Wage / Salary	68,229	31.02%
Other	12,702	5.78%

Odessa Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	23,675	48.90%
With children under 18	24,737	51.10%

Odessa Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	9,010	10.39%
Married	54,571	62.93%
Never Married	21,173	24.42%
Widowed	1,963	2.26%

Odessa Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,778	12.35%
Married	54,466	57.11%
Never Married	19,274	20.21%
Widowed	9,854	10.33%

Odessa Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Odessa Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Odessa Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	23,259	13.76%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	31,817	18.83%
High school diploma or equivalent	46,546	27.54%
Some college, no degree	41,189	24.37%
Associate degree	8,346	4.94%
Bachelors degree	12,936	7.65%
Graduate or professional degree	4,914	2.91%

Odessa Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,370	2.78%	1,406	1.16%	4,776	3.94%
Kindergarten	3,762	3.11%	204	0.17%	3,966	3.27%
Grades 1-4	15,901	13.13%	625	0.52%	16,526	13.64%
Grades 5-8	17,316	14.30%	652	0.54%	17,968	14.83%
Grades 9-12	17,036	14.07%	593	0.49%	17,629	14.55%
Undergrad college	9,940	8.21%	644	0.53%	10,584	8.74%
Graduate or professional school	738	0.61%	164	0.14%	902	0.74%
Total	68,063	56.19%	4,288	3.54%	72,351	59.73%

Odessa Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Odessa Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Odessa Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	748	673
2002	650	598
2003	261	269
2004	262	237

Odessa Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Odessa Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Odessa Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	194,318	81.31%
Below Poverty Level	44,676	18.69%

Odessa Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Odessa Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 911
Odessa Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.174	0.378	0.020	0.607	4.178	8.557	28.143	1.856	38.556
2000	3.210	0.417	0.036	0.575	4.238	8.091	27.171	1.639	36.901
2001	3.497	0.495	0.037	0.577	4.606	8.861	28.588	1.926	39.375
2002	3.949	0.444	0.028	0.690	5.111	9.270	32.691	2.297	44.258
2003	4.991	0.153	0.048	0.612	5.804	8.711	38.675	2.294	49.680
2004	4.192	0.152	0.024	0.753	5.122	9.178	31.494	2.317	42.989
2005	4.228	0.119	0.047	0.601	4.995	7.658	30.150	1.889	39.696
2006	4.345	0.109	0.023	0.745	5.221	7.790	26.418	2.421	36.628
2007	3.676	0.132	0.062	0.810	4.681	8.894	31.020	3.100	43.014

Odessa Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Odessa Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	19,835	16.38%
10-19 Years	21,189	17.49%
20-29 Years	16,374	13.52%
30-39 Years	16,539	13.65%
40-49 Years	17,725	14.63%
50-59 Years	11,816	9.76%
60-69 Years	8,464	6.99%
70-79 Years	6,365	5.25%
80-89 Years	2,421	2.00%
90+ Years	395	0.33%

Odessa Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	58,914	48.64%
Female	62,209	51.36%

Odessa Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	62,168	51.33%
Hispanic/Latino	51,306	42.36%
African-American	5,370	4.43%
Multiracial	949	0.78%
Asian	744	0.61%
Amerindian	526	0.43%
Pacific Islander	31	0.03%
Other Race	29	0.02%

Odessa Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	19,212	21.71%
2.	English	16,309	18.43%
3.	Irish	15,486	17.50%
4.	German	15,290	17.28%
5.	French Non-Basque	3,908	4.42%
6.	Scotch Irish	3,208	3.62%
7.	Scottish	2,549	2.88%
8.	Dutch	2,470	2.79%
9.	Italian	1,642	1.86%
10.	Norwegian	842	0.95%

Odessa Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	140,708	62.93%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	80,574	36.04%
3.	Tagalog	326	0.15%
4.	German	246	0.11%
5.	Chinese	244	0.11%
6.	Vietnamese	212	0.09%
7.	Urdu	180	0.08%
8.	Gujarathi	178	0.08%
9.	French	166	0.07%
10.	Other Native North American	114	0.05%

Odessa Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	216,986	89.37%
Naturalized immigrant	10,318	4.25%
Not a citizen	15,492	6.38%

Odessa Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Odessa Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Odessa Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ector County

Odessa Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Gardendale	Notrees	Penwell
Goldsmith	Odessa	West Odessa

Odessa (100,765)	Goldsmith (2,404)	Notrees
West Odessa (17,799)	Gardendale (1,197)	Penwell