Odessa is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 112,906 people and 31 associated neighborhoods, Odessa is the 34th largest community in Texas.

The percentage of adults in Odessa who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.45% of the adults in Odessa have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Odessa in 2022 was $34,949, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,796 for a family of four. However, Odessa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Odessa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Odessa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Odessa, accounting for 61.99% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Odessa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Odessa include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Odessa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.