Gridley vs Magalia

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

Gridley 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 7,372 in Gridley). Magalia has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $57,860 in Gridley). Gridley has the higher median home value ($297,700 vs $254,400 in Magalia).

Population, income & housing

	Gridley	Magalia
Population	7,372	7,784
Median age	34.3 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,860	$60,625
Median home value	$297,700	$254,400
Median gross rent	$1,127	$1,413
Housing units	2,703	3,561
Homeownership rate	46.8%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gridley	Magalia
Population	6,744 → 7,372 (+9.3%)	11,476 → 7,784 (-32.2%)
Median household income	$46,477 → $57,860 (+24.5%)	$50,415 → $60,625 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $297,700 (+56.3%)	$172,900 → $254,400 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,127 (+41.8%)	$1,058 → $1,413 (+33.6%)

Gridley

Population

6,7447,372

Median household income

$46,477$57,860

Median home value

$190,500$297,700

Median gross rent

$795$1,127

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)

	Gridley	Magalia
Under 5	6.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	23.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.1%	14.3%
75 and over	6.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gridley	Magalia
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	3.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gridley	Magalia
No high school diploma	17.9%	8.6%
High school graduate	26.8%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gridley	Magalia
Drove alone	83.2%	70.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	12.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	15.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gridley	Magalia
1-unit, detached	78.9%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	41.1%

Poverty & households

	Gridley	Magalia
Poverty rate	11.6%	14.6%
Average household size	2.88	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1966	1983