Oakland City Wire

37.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Artesia city in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 3.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 16,817.

80 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Artesia city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,384	20
Regular high school diploma	2,641	22.2
GED or alternative credential	153	1.3
Some college, less than 1 year	594	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,670	14
Associate's degree	950	8
Bachelor's degree	2,633	22.1
Master's degree	644	5.4
Professional school degree	183	1.5
Doctorate degree	63	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.