Artesia is a city of 15,889 people in California. The foreign-born share is 47%. The typical home is worth $776,600, having more than tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 9,808 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $101,004, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 128%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Artesia
What changed most since 1990
Asian share15.9% → 43.2%(+27.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Hispanic share39.6% → 33.1%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants56.4% → 49.5%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.7%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(57)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.4%(73)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(3)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 212 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Artesia, decade by decade
Artesia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,464
$87,322
$489,854
13.4%
80.6
2000
16,380
$81,064
$341,196
18.8%
87.8
2010
16,522
$81,678
$684,040
22.5%
86.1
2020
16,395
$90,145
$727,223
32.0%
83.8
2024
15,889
$101,004
$776,600
32.4%
85.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
