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Artesia Public Schools, NM

19,089 Population
2,767.6 square miles 6.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.4 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Eddy County: 36.2 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,350 ±$3,588 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Eddy County: $37,970 ±$1,794
  • a little less than the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$79,828 ±$9,101 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Eddy County: $78,426 ±$5,993
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.2% ±5.7% (2,690  ±1,087) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Eddy County: 13.8% † 8,344 (±2.3% / ±1,408)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.2 minutes ±3.6 (138,980  ±30,584) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Eddy County: 21.4 545,720 (±1.7 / ±50,223)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,220 ±450 Number of households
  • Eddy County: 23,620 ±573
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (18,984  ±882) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Eddy County: 2.5 60,049 (±0.1 / ±61)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.6% ±5% (341  ±228) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Eddy County: 6.9% † 933 (±2.4% / ±322)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,996 ±408 Number of housing units
  • Eddy County: 26,839 ±48
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$221,700 ±$15,644 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Eddy County: $212,600 ±$9,367
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.8% ±5% (2,947  ±943.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Eddy County: 15.4% † 9,200 (±2.2% / ±1,318.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.1% ±6.9% (9,904  ±994.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Eddy County: 83.4% 33,283 (±4.1% / ±1,637.8)
  • about the same as the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.6% ±4.1% (2,370  ±496.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Eddy County: 19.3% † 7,702 (±2% / ±798.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.1% ±2% (1,347  ±387) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Eddy County: 7.7% 4,683
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2.3% (902  ±316) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Eddy County: 6.6% † 2,990 (±1% / ±469)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
902 Total veterans ±316 724 Male ±228 178 Female ±177

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