Artesia vs Livingston Wheeler

A side-by-side comparison of Artesia and Livingston Wheeler: population, income, housing, and more.

Artesia and Livingston Wheeler 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 643 in Livingston Wheeler). Artesia has the higher median home value ($213,800 vs $164,300 in Livingston Wheeler). Since 2019, Artesia's population has grown faster (+2.4% vs -8.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Artesia	Livingston Wheeler
Population	12,555	643
Median age	30.9 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,647	—
Median home value	$213,800	$164,300
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	5,701	244
Homeownership rate	64.6%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Artesia	Livingston Wheeler
Population	12,262 → 12,555 (+2.4%)	706 → 643 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$51,839 → $77,647 (+49.8%)	—
Median home value	$177,800 → $213,800 (+20.2%)	$166,600 → $164,300 (-1.4%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $875 (+4.9%)	—

Artesia

Population

12,26212,555

Median household income

$51,839$77,647

Median home value

$177,800$213,800

Median gross rent

$834$875

Livingston Wheeler

Population

706643

Median home value

$166,600$164,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Artesia	Livingston Wheeler
Under 5	9.4%	18.0%
5 to 17	22.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	20.2%
45 to 54	10.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	15.1%
75 and over	5.1%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Artesia	Livingston Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	35.3%	51.6%
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%	48.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Artesia	Livingston Wheeler
No high school diploma	15.2%	12.8%
High school graduate	24.6%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Artesia	Livingston Wheeler
Drove alone	83.4%	93.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Artesia	Livingston Wheeler
1-unit, detached	73.6%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	7.4%
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%	36.5%

Poverty & households

	Artesia	Livingston Wheeler
Poverty rate	14.1%	3.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	17	13
Median year structure built	1977	1986