Artesia, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

361

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

1.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

36.8%

1.65% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$19,620

0.615% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$101,800

5.48% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Artesia, MS employs 111 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Artesia, MS were Manufacturing (37 people), Educational Services (19 people), and Retail Trade (15 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($53,646), Retail Trade ($46,375), and Educational Services ($38,750).

Employment

Occupations

111

2024 Value

± 84

−14%

1 Year decline

± 119%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Artesia, MS declined at a rate of −14%, from 129 employees to 111 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Artesia, MS, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (22 people), Material Moving Occupations (17 people), and Production Occupations (17 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Artesia, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

111

2024 Value

± 84

−14%

1 Year decline

± 119%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Artesia, MS declined at a rate of −14%, from 129 employees to 111 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Artesia, MS, are Manufacturing (37 people), Educational Services (19 people), and Retail Trade (15 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Artesia, MS, though some of these residents may live in Artesia, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,889

Median earning men ± $13,328

$45,938

Median earning women ± $16,123

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($54,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($53,125), Retail Trade ($46,500), and Public Administration ($34,375).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Artesia, MS was $101,800 in 2024, which is 0.306 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,700 to $101,800, a 5.48% decrease. The homeownership rate in Artesia, MS is 51.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Artesia, MS have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Artesia, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$101,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,769

$86

Median Property Taxes

±$55

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Artesia, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Artesia, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

51.5%

Homeownership

2024

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 51.5% of the housing units in Artesia, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Artesia, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$19,620

Median Household Income

± $13,612

167

Number of Households

± 68

In 2024, the median household income of the 167 households in Artesia, MS grew to $19,620 from the previous year's value of $19,500.

The following chart displays the households in Artesia, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Artesia, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82%)
Carpooled (10.8%)
Worked At Home (4.5%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Artesia, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (4.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Artesia, MS have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Artesia, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Artesia, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Artesia, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Artesia, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

36.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Artesia, MS (133 out of 361 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Artesia, MS is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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