Odessa, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79761
Ector County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 30,488
- 1,155/sq mi
- $68,228
- Median income
- $166,000
- Median home value
- 13.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Odessa pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a low-density, mixed-tenure area.
- 44th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 33rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1,155
- people per sq mi
- 58%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79761 against every reporting US ZIP.
FHFA HPI release change
What changed in the latest House Price Index year
- FHFA House Price Index values in ZIP 79761 (Odessa, TX) rose +1.4% from 2023 to 2024. The all-transactions index moved from 314.2 in 2023 to 318.8 in 2024 (2000 = 100).
ZIP code 79761 is a densely settled ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Odessa, Ector County, Texas, with 30,488 residents across 26.4 square miles, a density of 1,155 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79761 reports a modest median household income of $68,228 (10% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $34,348. The poverty rate is 17.8%, with unemployment at 6.5%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $166,000 (33% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $1,187; owner occupancy is 58.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.2, and the average commute is 22 minutes. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Ector County, so 79761 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Top industries in ZIP 79761
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Odessa, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 79761.
- Health care and social assistance
Health care and social assistance
174 establishments
- Retail trade
Retail trade
134 establishments
- Other services (except public administration)
Other services (except public administration)
109 establishments
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
104 establishments
- Professional, scientific, and technical services
Professional, scientific, and technical services
79 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 79761, Odessa, TX · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
30,488
Population
26.4
Area (sq mi)
1,155
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79761?
30.2
Median Age
50.7%
Male
49.3%
Female
18.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$68,228
Median Household Income
-10% vs state ZIP avg
$34,348
Per Capita Income
17.8%
Poverty Rate
6.5%
Unemployment Rate
22.3 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 79761 ranks nationally
Odessa, TX household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$68,228 44th percentile higher than 44% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
13,549housing units
13,549
Total Housing Units
12,755
Occupied Units
794
Vacant Units
2.32
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$166,000
Median Home Value
-33% vs state ZIP avg
$1,187
Median Rent
1967
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How have home values changed over time?
FHFA House Price Index, annual appreciation data based on repeat sales and appraisals
+1.4%
YoY Change (2024)
319
HPI Index (2000 = 100)
+219%
Total Change Since 2000
Home values in ZIP 79761 have increased 1.4% over the past year (2024). Since 2000, this ZIP has seen +219% cumulative appreciation.
| Year | Annual Change | HPI Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +5.1% | 288 |
| 2021 | -2.5% | 281 |
| 2022 | +6.5% | 299 |
| 2023 | +5.1% | 314 |
| 2024 | +1.4% | 319 |
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index, All-Transactions, Five-Digit ZIP Codes (Developmental Index). Index base = 100 in year 2000. Data through 2024. ZIP codes with few transactions may show missing values.
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 1,029 business establishments in ZIP 79761, employing approximately 16,519 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,044,210,000.
1,029
Businesses
16,519
Employees
$1.0B
Annual Payroll
17
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 174 | 16.9% |
| Retail trade | 134 | 13.0% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 109 | 10.6% |
| Accommodation and food services | 104 | 10.1% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 79 | 7.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 76 | 7.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 67 | 6.5% |
| Construction | 62 | 6.0% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 53 | 5.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 50 | 4.9% |
| Manufacturing | 43 | 4.2% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 22 | 2.1% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 20 | 1.9% |
| Educational services | 14 | 1.4% |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 9 | 0.9% |
| Information | 8 | 0.8% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 5 | 0.5% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 79761 vs 79762 →
ZIP 79761 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79762
Odessa (79762)
39,056 residents
- 79763
Odessa (79763)
34,079 residents
- 79761
Odessa (79761)
30,488 residents
- 79764
Odessa (79764)
20,725 residents
- 79765 6,927
Odessa (79765)
6,927 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79761 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79761 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79765
Odessa (79765)
$104,965 median income
- 79762
Odessa (79762)
$75,272 median income
- 79761
Odessa (79761)
$68,228 median income
- 79764
Odessa (79764)
$65,170 median income
- 79763
Odessa (79763)
$56,877 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79761 ranks #3 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79761, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (30,488 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.