The people of Odigbo local government are from the Yoruba lineage and the Furupagha-Ijaws that constituted the Ebijaw ward.

These people include The Odigbos, Ayesan, Araromi Obus and Ajue who largely observe similar customs and uphold the same traditional as other Yorubas while the Ijaws are the Eluju-Iyaradina, Ebijaw, Ebijaw Zion,Taribor, Gbunuwei, Ukuregbene, Abadigbene.

These people cover the towns and the villages of Ore town, Agbabu, Lafe, Modebiayo, Isheba, Oke-Oluwa, Ayetedo, Ago Alaye, Ajebamidele, Ajebambo, Kajola, Ayesan, Oniparaga, Imorun, Laleipa, Okefara, Ayetoro, Sidigi, Oke-Ojakoparun, Lokuta, Araromi-Ayesan oil palm estate, Basola, Agirifon, Adewinle, Aiyetimbo, Koseru, Omowole, Onipetesi, Mile 49, Labon, Akinseye, Temidire, Sokoto, Bolorunduro, Fesojoye, Oduduwa village, Ajibodu.

The Local Government Office is situated in Ore. People from every part of the country live in Ore Town due to its nodal and commercial nature.

Many parts of Odigbo local government are inhabited by non-indigenes like people from Oyo and Osun States and some parts are occupied by the Ikale people of Okitipupa and Irele local government areas of Ondo State.