CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Magalia

California · 8,987 residents · 14.0 sq mi

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Magalia is home to 8,987 people in California. At a median age of 55.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the California median by roughly 32%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 1,582 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 55.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,987

−15%vs 2000

vs 10,569 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

55.3

+19%vs 2000

vs 46.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(429)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(485)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.8%(432)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.5%(317)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.1%(185)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.7%(958)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.8%(968)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(691)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6415%(1,344)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7425%(2,247)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.2%(826)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(105)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,401

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,337 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,787

−30%vs 2000

vs $16,904 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$98,800

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$558

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $673 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.7%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

12.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(9,611)

Black0.4%(39)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(516)

Asian0.6%(59)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(8,823)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(297)

Asian0.7%(61)

Other1.1%(103)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.9%(658)

Spaniard1%(73)

Central American0.1%(9)

Nicaraguan0.1%(9)

Puerto Rican0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.2%(87)

Korean0.8%(57)

Filipino0.1%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.1%(81)

Chamorro0.2%(13)

Ancestry

English18.3%(1,349)

German18.1%(1,338)

Irish13.5%(1,000)

Italian7.4%(548)

Norwegian4.1%(300)

Scottish3.5%(257)

American2.9%(213)

Dutch2%(146)

Portuguese1.6%(119)

Swedish1.6%(115)

Greek1.5%(112)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(110)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.5%(109)

Hungarian1.5%(108)

Danish0.8%(62)

French0.7%(53)

Polish0.7%(50)

Welsh0.6%(41)

British0.5%(40)

French Canadian0.5%(35)

Swiss0.4%(33)

Lithuanian0.2%(17)

Canadian0.2%(12)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

Latvian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.7%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.2 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 19.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.9%(1,206)

Married45.7%(1,348)

Widowed1.1%(33)

Divorced12.2%(361)

Women 15+

Never married17%(550)

Married42.2%(1,363)

Widowed11.7%(378)

Divorced29.1%(941)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.1%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.4%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.8%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.5%(195)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16%(102)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.4%(341)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 639 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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