Artesia vs La Huerta

A side-by-side comparison of Artesia and La Huerta: population, income, housing, and more.

Artesia and La Huerta are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Artesia has the higher population (12,555 vs 1,673 in La Huerta). La Huerta has the higher median household income ($83,672 vs $77,647 in Artesia). La Huerta has the higher median home value ($421,600 vs $213,800 in Artesia).

Population, income & housing

	Artesia	La Huerta
Population	12,555	1,673
Median age	30.9 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,647	$83,672
Median home value	$213,800	$421,600
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	5,701	612
Homeownership rate	64.6%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Artesia	La Huerta
Population	12,262 → 12,555 (+2.4%)	1,608 → 1,673 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$51,839 → $77,647 (+49.8%)	$84,632 → $83,672 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$177,800 → $213,800 (+20.2%)	$297,200 → $421,600 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $875 (+4.9%)	$856 → $750 (-12.4%)

Artesia

Population

12,26212,555

Median household income

$51,839$77,647

Median home value

$177,800$213,800

Median gross rent

$834$875

La Huerta

Population

1,6081,673

Median household income

$84,632$83,672

Median home value

$297,200$421,600

Median gross rent

$856$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Artesia	La Huerta
Under 5	9.4%	1.8%
5 to 17	22.3%	37.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	0.8%
25 to 34	14.5%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.6%	19.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	8.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	6.5%	7.7%
75 and over	5.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Artesia	La Huerta
White (non-Hispanic)	35.3%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	58.5%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Artesia	La Huerta
No high school diploma	15.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	24.6%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Artesia	La Huerta
Drove alone	83.4%	94.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Artesia	La Huerta
1-unit, detached	73.6%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Artesia	La Huerta
Poverty rate	14.1%	6.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1977	1989