Andrews, Texas
Andrews is a city in the West Texas Permian Basin, seated on the flat plains of Andrews County about 36 miles northwest of Midland and 35 miles northwest of Odessa. Its economy is tied closely to oil and gas production, which drives much of the activity across the surrounding arid, level country. The landscape is open and dry, mixing petroleum operations with ranching on the semi-desert terrain.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 13,665
- Change from 2020 base
- +1.3%
- Land area
- 7 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Andrews County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Andrews County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Andrews
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Andrews.
History
Andrews County: named for a Revolution hero, built by oil
Andrews County takes its name from Richard Andrews, one of the first men to die in the Texas Revolution, and later became an oil powerhouse after a gusher struck in 1929.
Property tax
Two offices handle your property tax in Andrews County
Andrews County splits property tax work between the Appraisal District (values your property) and two separate tax offices (collect the bills).
Property tax
How to apply for the homestead exemption in Andrews County
Texas homeowners can lower their property tax bill with a homestead exemption. You apply through the Andrews County Appraisal District, not the tax office.
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