Durham vs Magalia

A side-by-side comparison of Durham and Magalia: population, income, housing, and more.

Durham and Magalia are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Magalia has the higher population (7,784 vs 6,111 in Durham). Durham has the higher median household income ($120,778 vs $60,625 in Magalia). Durham has the higher median home value ($612,100 vs $254,400 in Magalia).

Population, income & housing

	Durham	Magalia
Population	6,111	7,784
Median age	50.7 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$120,778	$60,625
Median home value	$612,100	$254,400
Median gross rent	$1,092	$1,413
Housing units	2,175	3,561
Homeownership rate	69.7%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durham	Magalia
Population	5,987 → 6,111 (+2.1%)	11,476 → 7,784 (-32.2%)
Median household income	$83,788 → $120,778 (+44.1%)	$50,415 → $60,625 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$500,300 → $612,100 (+22.3%)	$172,900 → $254,400 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,433 → $1,092 (-23.8%)	$1,058 → $1,413 (+33.6%)

Durham

Population

5,9876,111

Median household income

$83,788$120,778

Median home value

$500,300$612,100

Median gross rent

$1,433$1,092

Magalia

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durham	Magalia
Under 5	6.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	9.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	7.2%	8.6%
45 to 54	17.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	20.0%	15.7%
65 to 74	14.8%	14.3%
75 and over	7.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durham	Magalia
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	77.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	3.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durham	Magalia
No high school diploma	5.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	19.4%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durham	Magalia
Drove alone	68.0%	70.0%
Carpooled	12.7%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	15.1%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durham	Magalia
1-unit, detached	78.7%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	41.1%

Poverty & households

	Durham	Magalia
Poverty rate	5.1%	14.6%
Average household size	2.89	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1973	1983