Photo: AllenS · Public domainHow is Artesia run?
Artesia’s city government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Artesia didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Artesia is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Artesia Public Schools
Artesia’s K–12 school district, shared with Hope. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,177 per pupil, $8,660 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Artesia yet
Every year of Artesia’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 173 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,138 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Artesia’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Artesia’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Artesia →
Who’s in charge in Artesia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Artesia’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on artesianm.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 61 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (12,381).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Artesia’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Artesia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Eddy County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.2%18,141 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.7%5,025 votesOthers: 0.1% (23 votes).
Most votes in Eddy County: Donald J Trump
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Artesia lies in Eddy County. Every 2024 race in Eddy County is on the county’s page.
Eddy County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Artesia.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: artesianm.gov ↗
- 2New Mexico HouseArtesia is split between 2 districts
- 3New Mexico SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Mexico
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Artesia’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Artesia’s government
How much does Artesia spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Artesia didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $937,000.
What is the property tax rate in Artesia?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,138 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see artesianm.gov.
Who runs Artesia’s government?
See artesianm.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Artesia yet.
How did Artesia vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Artesia alone. Eddy County, where 100% of Artesia lies, voted Trump 78.2%, Harris 21.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Artesia?
203 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $995,576 (about $11.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Artesia in the state legislature?
Artesia is split among 2 State House districts and 3 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The New Mexico Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Artesia’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Artesia, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →