Artesia

Population: 378
Median household income: $19,500
Median home value: $107,700

Located in Lowndes County, Mississippi, Artesia is a community with a population of 378. The median household income of $19,500 is below the Lowndes County median ($54,460).

From 2019 to 2023, Artesia's population grew 8.6% from 348 to 378, while its median home value rose 27.8% from $84,300 to $107,700.

7.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 378
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $19,500
Median home value: $107,700
Median gross rent: $393
Housing units: 226
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

348378

Median household income

$28,500$19,500

Median home value

$84,300$107,700

Median gross rent

$500$393

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	348	$28,500	$84,300	$500
2020	356	$17,143	$91,700	$350
2021	410	—	$92,500	$354
2022	374	$19,444	$106,900	$386
2023	378	$19,500	$107,700	$393

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7420.6%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	7.1%
5 to 17	74	19.6%
18 to 24	14	3.7%
25 to 34	65	17.2%
35 to 44	27	7.1%
45 to 54	28	7.4%
55 to 64	57	15.1%
65 to 74	78	20.6%
75 and over	8	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17	4.5%
Black or African American	352	93.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	20.2%
High school graduate	119	45.2%
Some college or associate's	71	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	9	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	106	82.2%
Carpooled	7	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	5.4%
Other means	1	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	19.7%
15 to 29 min	82	67.2%
30 to 44 min	6	4.9%
45 to 59 min	7	5.7%
60+ min	3	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 36.2% (137 of 378)

	Count	Share
Family households	103	57.2%
Nonfamily households	77	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	180	79.6%
Vacant	46	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	105	58.3%
Renter-occupied	75	41.7%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	112	49.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	4.0%
5 to 19 units	39	17.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66	29.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2802100
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.4167, -88.6423