Artesia, NM

Census Place

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2024 Population
12,576
US Senator
Martin Heinrich
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ben Ray Luján
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
30.7
0.647% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
15.7%
10.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$74,915
3.52% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$229,400
7.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,678
0.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Artesia, NM reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.1% of the residents in Artesia, NM are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Artesia, NM was $229,400, and the homeownership rate was 64.6%.

Most people in Artesia, NM drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Artesia, NM was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Artesia, NM is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.42% of Artesia, NM residents were born outside of the country (1.19k people).

In 2024, there were 1.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.73k people) in Artesia, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.19k White (Hispanic) and 2.39k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%
2024 Citizenship
96.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Artesia, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Artesia, NM was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Artesia, NM
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.73k ± 747
  2. White (Hispanic)
    3.19k ± 904
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.39k ± 809
64.8%
Hispanic Population
8.16k people

In 2024, there were 1.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.73k people) in Artesia, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.19k White (Hispanic) and 2.39k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

64.8% of the people in Artesia, NM are hispanic (8.16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Artesia, NM as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    124,411 ± 8,401 people
  2. Philippines
    6,498 ± 1,976 people
  3. Germany
    4,186 ± 1,587 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 124,411 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,498 and Germany with 4,186.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.42%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.19k people
6.83%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
858 people

As of 2024, 9.42% of Artesia, NM residents (1.19k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Artesia, NM was 6.83%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    175 ± 195
  2. Vietnam
    119 ± 77
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    115 ± 98

Artesia, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Artesia, NM employs 5.68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Artesia, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,207 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (611 people), and Retail Trade (559 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($136,888), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($135,459), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,912).

Employment

Occupations

5.68k
2024 Value
± 807
0.3%
1 Year growth
± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Artesia, NM grew at a rate of 0.3%, from 5.66k employees to 5.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Artesia, NM, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (838 people), Management Occupations (790 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (520 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Artesia, NM.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.68k
2024 Value
± 807
0.3%
1 Year growth
± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Artesia, NM grew at a rate of 0.3%, from 5.66k employees to 5.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Artesia, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,207 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (611 people), and Retail Trade (559 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Artesia, NM, though some of these residents may live in Artesia, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$64,175
Median earning men ± $9,313
$33,507
Median earning women ± $15,693

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($137,092), Manufacturing ($97,708), and Public Administration ($97,046).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($58,737), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,662), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,804).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.
Y-Axis
2.72%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 860k people employed in New Mexico. This represents a 2.72% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Mexico.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Artesia, NM was $229,400 in 2024, which is 0.69 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $213,800 to $229,400, a 7.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Artesia, NM is 64.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Artesia, NM have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Artesia, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$229,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,868
$3,060
Median Property Taxes
±$568

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, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

64.6%
Homeownership
2024
66.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.6% of the housing units in Artesia, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,915
Median Household Income
± $19,097
4.74k
Number of Households
± 713

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.74k households in Artesia, NM declined from $74,915 from the previous year's value of $77,647.

The following chart displays the households in Artesia, NM 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 $125k - $150k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Artesia, NM is from New Mexico.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2023, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0654% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.9%)
  2. Carpooled (13.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.45%)

In 2024, 76.9% of workers in Artesia, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.5%) and those who worked at home (8.45%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Artesia, NM have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.41% of the workforce in Artesia, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Artesia, NM (1.96k out of 12.5k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Artesia, NM is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

91% of the population of Artesia, NM has health coverage, with 42.1% on employee plans, 24.5% on Medicaid, 6.26% on Medicare, 16.9% on non-group plans, and 1.16% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Mexico see 1,344 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,344 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1436 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.4% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.28% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.02%
Uninsured
42.1%
Employer Coverage
24.5%
Medicaid
6.26%
Medicare
16.9%
Non-Group
1.16%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Artesia, NM grew by 55.8% from 5.79% to 9.02%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Artesia, NM changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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