Magalia vs Oroville East

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

Magalia and Oroville East 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 7,369 in Oroville East). Oroville East has the higher median household income ($86,932 vs $60,625 in Magalia). Oroville East has the higher median home value ($381,900 vs $254,400 in Magalia).

Population, income & housing

	Magalia	Oroville East
Population	7,784	7,369
Median age	45.2 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$86,932
Median home value	$254,400	$381,900
Median gross rent	$1,413	$1,351
Housing units	3,561	3,196
Homeownership rate	83.8%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magalia	Oroville East
Population	11,476 → 7,784 (-32.2%)	7,771 → 7,369 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$50,415 → $60,625 (+20.3%)	$55,054 → $86,932 (+57.9%)
Median home value	$172,900 → $254,400 (+47.1%)	$264,200 → $381,900 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,058 → $1,413 (+33.6%)	$857 → $1,351 (+57.6%)

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

Oroville East

Population

7,7717,369

Median household income

$55,054$86,932

Median home value

$264,200$381,900

Median gross rent

$857$1,351

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magalia	Oroville East
Under 5	6.9%	3.2%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	13.1%
65 to 74	14.3%	16.2%
75 and over	6.4%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magalia	Oroville East
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	2.2%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	3.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magalia	Oroville East
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	35.3%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magalia	Oroville East
Drove alone	70.0%	77.7%
Carpooled	12.5%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magalia	Oroville East
1-unit, detached	55.6%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Magalia	Oroville East
Poverty rate	14.6%	11.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	35	29
Median year structure built	1983	1979