West Odessa is located at 31°50′31″N 102°28′58″W / 31.84194°N 102.48278°W / 31.84194; -102.48278 (31.841978, -102.482744),[4] occupying the center of Ector County.

It is bordered to the south by Interstate 20, to the north by Texas State Highway 302, to the west by FM 866, and to the east by the city of Odessa.

[15] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 33,340 people, 7,885 households, and 5,422 families residing in the CDP.

16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

West Odessa is served by the Ector County Independent School District.