Cities / Texas / West Odessa

West Odessa, TX

30,904 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Midland-Odessa)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 26.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ELP

228 mi — El Paso International Airport

Population & People

Population

30,904

Median age

33.7

Median household income

$65,234

Poverty rate

16.6%

Unemployment rate

6.0%

Bachelor's degree+

17.8%

Avg. commute

33 min

Hispanic or Latino

65.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$126,300

Median gross rent

$891/mo

Homeownership rate

75.18%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,149

HUD Fair Market Rent (Texas statewide average across 254 areas — not specific to West Odessa), 2026. Efficiency $887, 1BR $935, 2BR $1149, 3BR $1497, 4BR $1733. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.08

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

531.31

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ELP

El Paso International Airport

228 mi away

SAT

San Antonio International Airport

288 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).