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Population (year 2000): 4,818. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,841 (+0.5% change)
Males: 2,332 (48.4%), Females: 2,486 (51.6%)
Lafayette County
Zip code:
64076
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $34,007 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,200 (year 2000)
Races in Odessa:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (19.8%), United States
(15.3%), Irish (12.1%), English (8.4%), French (4.3%), Dutch
(3.7%).
Elevation: 935 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Odessa
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Odessa city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 11.3%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,115 (+30.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Odessa:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles;
LEXINGTON, MO)
- RAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
RICHMOND, MO)
- WESTERN MISSOURI MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
WARRENSBURG, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Odessa:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 45 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 56 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 85 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Odessa:
- HARRY S TRUMAN REGIONAL (about 9 miles; BATES CITY,
MO; ID: 2M1)
- LEXINGTON MUNI (about 15 miles; LEXINGTON, MO; ID:
4K3)
- EAST KANSAS CITY (about 17 miles; GRAIN VALLEY, MO;
ID: 3GV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Odessa:
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 43 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 44 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 45 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
Public high school in Odessa:
- ODESSA HIGH (Students: 756; Location: 713 S
THIRD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Odessa:
- ODESSA MIDDLE (Students: 755; Location: 607 S
FIFTH ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MCQUERRY ELEM. (Students: 482; Location: 607
S THIRD ST; Grades: KG - 02)
- ODESSA UPPER ELEM. (Students: 329; Location:
310 S FIRST ST; Grades: 03 - 04)
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