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Magalia, California: commercial real estate data.
Magalia is a Census CDP of 7,389 people across 14.03 square miles of land, in Butte County. Median household income is $56,920, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Magalia
What Magalia is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area14.03 sq mi
- Water area0.18 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land527
- County holding the largest share of its areaButte County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Magalia
- Population7,389
- Median age47.8
- Population under 181,402 plus or minus 324
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,694
- Share 65 and over22.9 percent
- Households2,999
- Family households1,825
- Share of households that are families60.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Magalia
- Median household income$56,920
- Per capita income$33,503
- Civilian labor force2,976
- Employed2,668 plus or minus 556
- Unemployed308 plus or minus 153
- Unemployment rate10.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over5,525
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Magalia
- Housing units3,404
- Occupied units2,999
- Vacant units405 plus or minus 203
- Vacancy rate11.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied2,494
- Renter occupied505 plus or minus 171
- Ownership rate83.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$280,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,478
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units1,996
- Share single family58.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more106 plus or minus 84
- Share in buildings of two or more3.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Mobile homes1,276 plus or minus 309
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Magalia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,159
- Commuting under 15 minutes273 plus or minus 132
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,507 plus or minus 399
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more69.8 percent
- Drove alone71.9 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home16.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Magalia (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Magalia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Butte County, not Magalia
Butte County context, not Magalia figures
- Establishments in Butte County4,677
- Covered employment, Butte County78,999
- Average annual pay, Butte County$57,521
- Housing units permitted, Butte County946
Every figure in this section is published for Butte County as a whole and is not a measurement of Magalia.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Magalia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Magalia, California?
7,389, in 2,999 households. Magalia CDP covers 14.03 square miles of land, which is 527 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Magalia in?
Butte County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Magalia?
$56,920. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $280,600. Median gross rent is $1,478 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Magalia businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Magalia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Magalia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Magalia. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Magalia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butte County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Magalia.
Is zoning published for Magalia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.