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.

One of the benefits of Magdalena is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.23 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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.

Magdalena ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree.

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.