New Mexico · Census place 05220
Artesia, NM population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Artesia, New Mexico (Artesia, NM — Census place “Artesia city”) is 12,555 residents, ranking #19 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $77,647, the median home is worth $213,800 and median gross rent runs $875 a month. Looking for the Artesia New Mexico ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Artesia, NM: 88210.
- Population
- 12,555Artesia city residents
- Median household income
- $77,647Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $213,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $875Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.6%Owner-occupied households
Artesia ZIP codes (New Mexico)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Artesia.
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What the numbers mean in Artesia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Artesia city median would spend about 13.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.1% of residents and 64.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Artesia city, NM in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Artesia city is a mid-size town in New Mexico, with 12,555 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #19 of 527 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 30.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Artesia city earn a median of $77,647 a year, 1.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 44% above the $54,029 median for the 153 New Mexico cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 14.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Artesia city is valued at $213,800, 29.5% below the national figure and 13% above the $190,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $875 a month, 37.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Mexico.
- Portales city 12,023
- Las Vegas city 13,120
- North Valley CDP 11,474
- Los Alamos CDP 13,471
- Lovington city 11,444
- Deming city 14,735
- Española city 10,472
- Chaparral CDP 16,642
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Artesia city?
- Artesia city has 12,555 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #19 of 527 in New Mexico.
- What is the median household income in Artesia city?
- Median household income in Artesia city is $77,647 a year, 1.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Artesia city?
- Median gross rent is $875 a month and the median home value is $213,800, so rent absorbs about 13.5% of median household income.
- Is Artesia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Artesia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Artesia city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.