Oakland City Wire

40.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Artesia city in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 2.4 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 16,456.

80.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,341	19.7
Regular high school diploma	2,215	18.7
GED or alternative credential	345	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	463	3.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,724	14.5
Associate's degree	980	8.3
Bachelor's degree	2,676	22.5
Master's degree	772	6.5
Professional school degree	199	1.7
Doctorate degree	158	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.