Artesia is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 12,550 people and three associated neighborhoods, Artesia is the 18th largest community in New Mexico. Much of the housing stock in Artesia was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Artesia economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Artesia, where the median household income is $74,915.00.

Artesia real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Artesia house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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 8.45% 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.95 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Artesia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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. 19.94% of adults 25 and older in Artesia have a college degree.

The per capita income in Artesia in 2022 was $33,397, 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 $133,588 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 64.85% 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 English, German, Irish, Italian, and British.

The most common language spoken in Artesia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.