Magalia vs Thermalito

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

Magalia and Thermalito 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 6,645 in Thermalito). Magalia has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $53,814 in Thermalito). Thermalito has the higher median home value ($257,400 vs $254,400 in Magalia).

Population, income & housing

	Magalia	Thermalito
Population	7,784	6,645
Median age	45.2 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$53,814
Median home value	$254,400	$257,400
Median gross rent	$1,413	$1,104
Housing units	3,561	2,493
Homeownership rate	83.8%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magalia	Thermalito
Population	11,476 → 7,784 (-32.2%)	6,894 → 6,645 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$50,415 → $60,625 (+20.3%)	$36,964 → $53,814 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$172,900 → $254,400 (+47.1%)	$163,700 → $257,400 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,058 → $1,413 (+33.6%)	$1,124 → $1,104 (-1.8%)

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

Thermalito

Population

6,8946,645

Median household income

$36,964$53,814

Median home value

$163,700$257,400

Median gross rent

$1,124$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magalia	Thermalito
Under 5	6.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	14.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	8.3%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	14.3%	10.0%
75 and over	6.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magalia	Thermalito
White (non-Hispanic)	77.6%	47.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	2.2%	23.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	3.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magalia	Thermalito
No high school diploma	8.6%	22.4%
High school graduate	35.3%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magalia	Thermalito
Drove alone	70.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magalia	Thermalito
1-unit, detached	55.6%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Magalia	Thermalito
Poverty rate	14.6%	17.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1983	1971