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Population (year 2000): 90,943. Estimated
population in July 2005: 93,546 (+2.9% change)
Males: 43,864 (48.2%), Females: 47,079 (51.8%)
Ector County
Zip codes:
79761,
79762,
79763,
79764,
79765,
79766.
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $31,209 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,700 (year 2000)
Races in Odessa:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.8%)
- Hispanic (41.4%)
- Other race (16.1%)
- Black (5.9%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (7.2%), English
(7.2%), German (6.6%), Irish (6.6%), French (1.8%), Scotch-Irish
(1.5%).
Land area: 36.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Odessa
- High school or higher: 70.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Odessa city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 11.6%
9.8% Foreign born (8.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,320 (+1.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Odessa:
- MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (500 W 4TH ST DRAWER
7239)
- ODESSA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (520 E 6TH ST BOX
4859 79760)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Odessa:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF MIDLAND/ODES (about 18
miles; MIDLAND, TX)
- DESERT SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
MIDLAND, TX)
- HEART PLACE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MIDLAND, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Odessa:
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 13 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 82 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID: HOB)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 129 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Odessa:
- ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER FIELD (about 4 miles; ODESSA, TX;
ID: ODO)
- SKYWEST INC (about 21 miles; MIDLAND, TX; ID: 7T7)
- MIDLAND AIRPARK (about 22 miles; MIDLAND, TX; ID:
MDD)
Amtrak station:
ODESSA (GREYHOUND STA., 2624 E. 8TH ST.) - Bus Station
Colleges/Universities in Odessa:
- ODESSA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,555;
Location: 201 W UNIVERSITY; Public; Website:
www.odessa.edu/)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN
(FT enrollment: 1,617; Location: 4901 E UNIVERSITY;
Public; Website: www.utpb.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- AMERICAN COMMERCIAL COLLEGE OF TEXAS (FT
enrollment: 84; Location: 2115 E EIGHTH ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: accedu.com)
- ALADDIN BEAUTY COLLEGE 4 (Location: 506 W
UNIVERSITY; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Odessa:
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,800)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 121 miles; LEVELLAND,
TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; SAN
ANGELO, TX; FT enrollment: 5,477)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles; ALPINE,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 166 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 173
miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
Public high schools in Odessa:
- ODESSA H S (Students: 2,187; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PERMIAN H S (Students: 2,034; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HOOD J H (Students: 737; Location: 802 N SAM
HOUSTON; Grades: 07 - 12)
- A I M (Students: 673; Location: 802 N SAM
HOUSTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAREER CTR (Students: 660; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY - ECTOR CO (Students:
137; Location: 2525 N GRANDVIEW STE 600; Grades: 09 -
12)
- TEEN PARENT CTR (Students: 67; Location: 802
N SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 07 - 12)
- ALTER ED CTR (Students: 22; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Odessa:
- SHERWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 92;
Location: PO BOX 13448; Grades: KG - 12)
- PERMIAN BASIN CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 47;
Location: 8644 ANDREWS HIGHWAY; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Odessa:
- ECTOR J H (Students: 1,440; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 07 - 09)
- BOWIE J H (Students: 1,047; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 07 - 09)
- NIMITZ J H (Students: 1,025; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 07 - 09)
- CROCKETT J H (Students: 878; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 07 - 09)
- BONHAM J H (Students: 835; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: 07 - 09)
- PEASE EL (Students: 787; Location: 802 N SAM
HOUSTON; Grades: KG - 06)
- LAURO CAVAZOS EL (Students: 727; Location:
802 N SAM HOUSTON; Grades: PK - 06)
- L B JOHNSON EL (Students: 678; Location: 802
N SAM HOUSTON; Grades: PK - 06)
- MURRY FLY EL (Students: 649; Location: 802 N
SAM HOUSTON; Grades: PK - 06)
- BARBARA JORDAN EL (Students: 639; Location:
802 N SAM HOUSTON; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Odessa:
- ST MARYS CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHO (Students:
201; Location: 1703 NORTH ADAMS ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 194;
Location: 401 N COUNTY RD W BOX 3046; Grades: PK - 6)
- ODESSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 189;
Location: 2000 DORAN STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 87;
Location: 2002 NORTH LINCOLN AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Odessa:
- ECTOR COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$962,358; Location: 321 W 5TH ST; 116,602 books; 4,358
audio materials; 4,431 video materials; 207 serial
subscriptions)
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