Magalia is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 7,795 people and three associated neighborhoods, Magalia is the 450th largest community in California.

Also of interest is that Magalia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Magalia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Magalia has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Magalia a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Magalia is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Magalia, the average commute to work is 35.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Magalia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Magalia who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.10% of the adults in Magalia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Magalia in 2022 was $30,786, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,144 for a family of four. However, Magalia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Magalia is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Magalia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Magalia residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Magalia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.08% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Magalia include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Magalia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.