Artesia is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 12,381 people and three associated neighborhoods, Artesia is the 18th largest community in New Mexico.
Also of interest is that Artesia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Artesia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.03% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Artesia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.42 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Artesia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Artesia citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.91% of adults 25 and older in Artesia have a college degree.
The per capita income in Artesia in 2022 was $33,886, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,544 for a family of four. However, Artesia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Artesia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Artesia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Artesia, accounting for 53.51% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Artesia residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Artesia include German, English, Irish, Italian, and British.
The most common language spoken in Artesia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.