Magalia vs Paradise

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

Magalia and Paradise 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 6,793 in Paradise). Paradise has the higher median household income ($67,042 vs $60,625 in Magalia). Paradise has the higher median home value ($391,100 vs $254,400 in Magalia).

Population, income & housing

	Magalia	Paradise
Population	7,784	6,793
Median age	45.2 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$67,042
Median home value	$254,400	$391,100
Median gross rent	$1,413	$1,270
Housing units	3,561	3,417
Homeownership rate	83.8%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magalia	Paradise
Population	11,476 → 7,784 (-32.2%)	22,135 → 6,793 (-69.3%)
Median household income	$50,415 → $60,625 (+20.3%)	$51,566 → $67,042 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$172,900 → $254,400 (+47.1%)	$223,400 → $391,100 (+75.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,058 → $1,413 (+33.6%)	$1,079 → $1,270 (+17.7%)

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

Paradise

Population

22,1356,793

Median household income

$51,566$67,042

Median home value

$223,400$391,100

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magalia	Paradise
Under 5	6.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	10.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	5.3%
35 to 44	8.6%	5.5%
45 to 54	13.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	15.3%
65 to 74	14.3%	19.8%
75 and over	6.4%	23.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magalia	Paradise
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	81.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	2.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	3.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magalia	Paradise
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	35.3%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magalia	Paradise
Drove alone	70.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	12.5%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	2.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magalia	Paradise
1-unit, detached	55.6%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Magalia	Paradise
Poverty rate	14.6%	18.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	35	22
Median year structure built	1983	1986