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Artesia, NM

Demographic and economic profile of Artesia, NM, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

12,555

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,915

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

30.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.9% since 2018

Artesia added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,927 (55.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,431 (19.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,879 (14.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races746 (5.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone499 (4.0%)
  • Asian Alone94 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,007
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic73
  3. 3.Other Indo-European43
  4. 4.Korean31
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

31.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

639

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$36,351

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,516
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining902
  3. 3.Other Services574
  4. 4.Retail Trade525
  5. 5.Manufacturing367

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,963
  2. 2.Service Occupations856
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations690
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations683
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations486

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.99×)902
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 2.15×)574
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.25×)335
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)1,516
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.13×)148

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$213,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$875/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999818 (26.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999374 (11.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999353 (11.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999268 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999253 (8.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999246 (7.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,885

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,695 (83.4%)
  • Worked at Home464 (8.2%)
  • Carpooled426 (7.6%)
  • Walked42 (0.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.