Magdalena is a tiny village located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 776 people and two associated neighborhoods, Magdalena is the 119th largest community in New Mexico. Magdalena has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 48.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Magdalena has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Magdalena has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Magdalena than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Magdalena may be for you.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Magdalena spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.23 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.

Magdalena is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Magdalena has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 0.00% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Magdalena in 2022 was $27,592, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,368 for a family of four. Magdalena also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.83% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Magdalena is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Magdalena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Magdalena, accounting for 43.65% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Magdalena residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Magdalena include English, German, Welsh, Scots-Irish, and British.

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