Housing mix
Odessa, TX housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Odessa, TX.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Odessa, TX's current ACS housing baseline includes 49,871 total housing units, 46,660 occupied units, and 3,211 vacant units. For borrower planning, those counts can still help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 3,211 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. Reading 49,871 total units with 46,660 occupied and 3,211 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Vacant units in Odessa, TX decreased from 4,513 in the prior ACS period to 3,211 in the current release, a reported movement of 28.8%. In the current housing stock, 3,211 units equal 6.4% of the 49,871 total. ACS vacancy covers several statuses, so the 6.4% share cannot be read as the share of homes a buyer can purchase today or the share of rentals immediately available. In practical terms, the movement from 4,513 to 3,211 may still prompt better questions about current for-sale and rental inventory in Odessa, TX, provided those questions are answered with timely listing and property data in place of the survey count alone.