Artesia

Population: 16,044
Median household income: $97,712
Median home value: $763,700

Located in Los Angeles County, California, Artesia is a community with a population of 16,044. At $97,712, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, Artesia's population declined 4.3% from 16,758 to 16,044, while its median home value rose 40.9% from $542,200 to $763,700.

Asian residents are the largest group, 42.9% of the population. 65.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,044
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $97,712
Median home value: $763,700
Median gross rent: $2,276
Housing units: 4,657
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,75816,044

Median household income

$67,647$97,712

Median home value

$542,200$763,700

Median gross rent

$1,662$2,276

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,758	$67,647	$542,200	$1,662
2020	16,456	$74,375	$600,000	$1,747
2021	16,390	$83,321	$635,000	$1,856
2022	16,237	$92,702	$697,900	$2,128
2023	16,044	$97,712	$763,700	$2,276

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	772	4.8%
5 to 17	2,470	15.4%
18 to 24	1,332	8.3%
25 to 34	2,224	13.9%
35 to 44	2,182	13.6%
45 to 54	2,329	14.5%
55 to 64	2,117	13.2%
65 to 74	1,528	9.5%
75 and over	1,090	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,255	14.1%
Black or African American	812	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6,888	42.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	327	2.0%
Some other race	137	0.9%
Two or more races	111	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,514	34.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.8%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree23.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,618	22.8%
High school graduate	2,461	21.5%
Some college or associate's	2,746	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,649	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	996	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit1.8%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,411	65.1%
Carpooled	1,088	16.1%
Public transit	119	1.8%
Walked	228	3.4%
Bicycle	115	1.7%
Worked from home	802	11.8%
Other means	8	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,646	27.6%
15 to 29 min	2,185	36.6%
30 to 44 min	911	15.3%
45 to 59 min	706	11.8%
60+ min	521	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.52
Poverty rate: 8.9% (1,381 of 15,558)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,583	81.8%
Nonfamily households	796	18.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,379	94.0%
Vacant	278	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,348	53.6%
Renter-occupied	2,031	46.4%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,369	72.3%
1-unit, attached	144	3.1%
2 to 4 units	370	7.9%
5 to 19 units	386	8.3%
20 or more units	309	6.6%
Mobile home & other	79	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0602896
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8676, -118.0806

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