Overview
5,538
Total Population
41.9
Median age
50.14%
Female population %
99.4:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
67.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
85
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Odessa's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Odessa is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Odessa's population under 18 was 22.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Odessa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Odessa, 18.76% were under the age of 15, 21.05% aged 15 to 29, 38.57% aged 30 to 64, 20.26% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 16 more females than males in Odessa:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.14% females and 49.86% males in Odessa, MO.
- The Odessa, MO gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 330.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 305.
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Race / Ethnicity
Odessa's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Odessa population: 97.02% are White, 1.39% are Black or African American, 0.49% are some other race and 1.10% are multiracial.
- Odessa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 85 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,453 (98.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Odessa is White with a population of 5,373 (97.02% of the total population).
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Year by year
Odessa's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 5,609 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Odessa's population increased by 490 (10.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Odessa's population increased by 297 (5.59%), 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 2009 at 4,684.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)