New Mexico · Census place 05220
Artesia city, NM
Quick answer
Artesia city has 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.
- 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
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
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- Española city 10,472
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