SE LA Times

Of the 16,758 citizens living in Artesia City in 2019, 96 percent said they were only one race, while four percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.

Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as asian.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	4,735	28.3%
African American	850	5.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	60	0.4%
Asian	6,148	36.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50	0.3%
Some Other Race	4,243	25.3%

Source: US Census Bureau