About Odem

Odem is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,502 people and just one neighborhood, Odem is the 512nd largest community in Texas.

Odem is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Odem is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Odem who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.19%), sales jobs (9.69%), and food service (6.18%).

Odem is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Odem Information and Demographics

Odem ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 7.14% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Odem in 2000 was $11,246, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $44,984 for a family of four.

Odem is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Odem home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Odem, accounting for 77.58% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Odem is Native American, followed by African-American. The main ancestry of people in Odem is German.

The most common language spoken in Odem is Spanish. Some people also speak English.