Odessa, DE Population

Overview

341

Total Population

47.3

Median age

50.44%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

85.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Odessa is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Odessa's population under 18 was 26.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Odessa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Odessa, 21.70% were under the age of 15, 7.92% aged 15 to 29, 46.04% aged 30 to 64, 22.29% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Odessa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.44% females and 49.56% males in Odessa, DE.
The Odessa, DE gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 22.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 21.

Odessa's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Odessa population: 90.32% are White, 8.50% are Black or African American and 1.17% are multiracial.
Odessa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 334 (97.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Odessa is White with a population of 308 (90.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 367 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Odessa's population increased by 52 (16.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Odessa's population increased by 7 (1.95%), 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, Odessa's population was lowest in year 2002 at 304.