Magalia

Population: 7,784
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $254,400

Magalia, a community in Butte County, California, has 7,784 residents. At $60,625, its median household income sits below Butte County's $68,574.

Between 2019 and 2023, Magalia's population declined 32.2% from 11,476 to 7,784, while its median home value rose 47.1% from $172,900 to $254,400.

55.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,784
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $254,400
Median gross rent: $1,413
Housing units: 3,561
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,4767,784

Median household income

$50,415$60,625

Median home value

$172,900$254,400

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,413

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,476	$50,415	$172,900	$1,058
2020	11,444	$51,940	$186,200	$1,084
2021	10,537	$51,766	$189,300	$1,063
2022	9,245	$57,170	$235,300	$1,168
2023	7,784	$60,625	$254,400	$1,413

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	535	6.9%
5 to 17	1,131	14.5%
18 to 24	547	7.0%
25 to 34	994	12.8%
35 to 44	669	8.6%
45 to 54	1,070	13.7%
55 to 64	1,222	15.7%
65 to 74	1,117	14.3%
75 and over	499	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,039	77.6%
Black or African American	7	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	173	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.2%
Some other race	255	3.3%
Two or more races	513	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	785	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	479	8.6%
High school graduate	1,964	35.3%
Some college or associate's	2,008	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	836	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	284	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,882	70.0%
Carpooled	335	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	405	15.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	381	16.7%
15 to 29 min	256	11.2%
30 to 44 min	1,075	47.0%
45 to 59 min	372	16.3%
60+ min	201	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 14.6% (1,121 of 7,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,822	58.5%
Nonfamily households	1,291	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,113	87.4%
Vacant	448	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,608	83.8%
Renter-occupied	505	16.2%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other41.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,981	55.6%
1-unit, attached	21	0.6%
2 to 4 units	71	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	24	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,464	41.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0645120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 39.8188, -121.6077