Odem, TX Population

Overview

1,965

Total Population

43.7

Median age

55.27%

Female population %

80.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

67.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,698

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Odem's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Odem is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Odem's population under 18 was 25.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Odem's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Odem, 18.42% were under the age of 15, 18.58% aged 15 to 29, 41.12% aged 30 to 64, 20.25% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 207 more females than males in Odem:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.27% females and 44.73% males in Odem, TX.
The Odem, TX gender ratio is 80.9:100 i.e. 80.9 men to 100 women (0.809).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 100.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 104.

Odem's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Odem population: 81.37% are White, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.82% are some other race and 14.61% are multiracial.
Odem's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,698 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 267 (13.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Odem is White with a population of 1,599 (81.37% of the total population).

Odem's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,708 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Odem's population decreased by 274 (10.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Odem's population decreased by 170 (7.00%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Odem's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,250.