Living in Odessa

In Odessa (Florida), unemployment is 8.4% (2024).

Odessa had a population of 8,080 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Odessa reached 8.35%. Odessa's foreign population totalled 1,529 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population8,080people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,036EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,764EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate8.35%country median 4.6% — 83% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean8.67µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 89% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 84% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Odessa?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁸Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,905 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁵Official
Median monthly rent	1,764 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records⁴Official

Is Odessa a good place to live?

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Remote worker28%strong on work, weak on safety · range 18–38%

Skilled employee37%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–46%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Family27%strong on family, weak on safety · range 16–38%

Retirement33%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

18.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,529 of 8,080 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Odessa is 8.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Odessa 8.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,036 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	8.35 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Odessa?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,162of €3,149 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,149
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,905
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,162

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Odessa. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Odessa. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	209.8 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁶Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Odessa when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Odessa's nearest airport was TPA, 25 km away and offered 68 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	68 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TPA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Odessa. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Odessa.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 8.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were 15.2°C in January and 27.8°C in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Odessa is 8.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Odessa 8.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.67 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 27.58 · Feb 29.62 · Mar 32.94 · Apr 34.65 · May 35.71 · Jun 36.33 · Jul 34.51 · Aug 34.15 · Sep 33.21 · Oct 32.18 · Nov 29.69 · Dec 28.44 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -2.37 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 3.27 · Apr 6.88 · May 14.3 · Jun 20.29 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 21.89 · Sep 17.28 · Oct 6.88 · Nov 4.26 · Dec 0.83 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 15.2 · Feb 16.92 · Mar 19.32 · Apr 22.57 · May 25.69 · Jun 27.41 · Jul 27.79 · Aug 27.81 · Sep 26.52 · Oct 23.6 · Nov 19.61 · Dec 17.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 81.53 · Feb 62.23 · Mar 82.04 · Apr 75.95 · May 81.03 · Jun 229.1 · Jul 266.7 · Aug 279.1 · Sep 195.8 · Oct 76.71 · Nov 45.97 · Dec 64.26 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 13.9 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Odessa stood at 601.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport81.1%
Foreign residents18.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.94 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	18.24 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,529 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	601.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	8,080 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Odessa

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Keystone as an Odessa alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,469 Keystone vs €4,036 Odessa+60%
Residents: 25,211 Keystone vs 8,080 Odessa+212%
Unemployment: 3.2% Keystone vs 8.4% Odessa−62%
Foreign residents: 13.7% Keystone vs 18.2% Odessa−25%

Full comparison More about Keystone

North Bethesda as an Odessa alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1307 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 8,080 Odessa+520%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,036 Odessa+52%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 8.4% Odessa−56%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 18.2% Odessa+87%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Odessa

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Keystone 6.5 km away

Rent: 2,068 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,469 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Cheval 6.6 km away

Rent: 1,332 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,516 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Greater Northdale 9.6 km away

Rent: 1,660 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,027 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Northdale 9.6 km away

Rent: 1,660 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,027 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Lutz 11.5 km away

Rent: 1,684 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,242 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Land O' Lakes 11.9 km away

Rent: 1,889 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,925 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Citrus Park 12.5 km away

Rent: 1,747 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,681 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Carrollwood Village 13.7 km away

Rent: 1,584 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,833 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Odessa?

The unemployment rate is 8.35 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Odessa?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.67 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Odessa?

The published population is 8,080 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Odessa?

1,529 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Odessa a good place to live?

Odessa may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Odessa?

Keystone, Cheval, Greater Northdale, Northdale, Lutz are near Odessa. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Odessa (Florida), United States: population, rent, salary},
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