Artesia vs South San Jose Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Artesia and South San Jose Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Artesia and South San Jose Hills are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South San Jose Hills has the higher population (17,451 vs 16,044 in Artesia). Artesia has the higher median household income ($97,712 vs $94,740 in South San Jose Hills). Artesia has the higher median home value ($763,700 vs $540,400 in South San Jose Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Artesia	South San Jose Hills
Population	16,044	17,451
Median age	40.1 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$97,712	$94,740
Median home value	$763,700	$540,400
Median gross rent	$2,276	$1,840
Housing units	4,657	4,222
Homeownership rate	53.6%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Artesia	South San Jose Hills
Population	16,758 → 16,044 (-4.3%)	19,977 → 17,451 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$67,647 → $97,712 (+44.4%)	$70,218 → $94,740 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$542,200 → $763,700 (+40.9%)	$369,300 → $540,400 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,662 → $2,276 (+36.9%)	$1,573 → $1,840 (+17.0%)

Artesia

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

South San Jose Hills

Population

19,97717,451

Median household income

$70,218$94,740

Median home value

$369,300$540,400

Median gross rent

$1,573$1,840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Artesia	South San Jose Hills
Under 5	4.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	17.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	8.3%
75 and over	6.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Artesia	South San Jose Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	2.1%
Black or African American	5.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	42.9%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	34.4%	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Artesia	South San Jose Hills
No high school diploma	22.8%	34.4%
High school graduate	21.5%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Artesia	South San Jose Hills
Drove alone	65.1%	77.7%
Carpooled	16.1%	14.2%
Public transit	1.8%	2.2%
Walked	3.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Artesia	South San Jose Hills
1-unit, detached	72.3%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Artesia	South San Jose Hills
Poverty rate	8.9%	12.8%
Average household size	3.52	4.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1965	1963