Odessa metropolitan area, Texas

The Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one county – Ector – in West Texas, anchored by the city of Odessa. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 137,130 (though a July 1, 2011 estimate placed the population at 140,111).

The Odessa Metropolitan Area is also a component of the Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which covers two counties (Ector and Midland) and had an estimated population of 280,419 as of July 1, 2011.

Counties

• Ector

Communities

• Gardendale (census-designated place)
• City of Goldsmith
• City of Odessa (partly in Midland County)
• West Odessa (census-designated place)
• Penwell (unincorporated)
• Pleasant Farms (unincorporated)
• Notrees (unincorporated)

See also

• Texas census statistical areas