Magdalena is a tiny village located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 779 people and two associated neighborhoods, Magdalena is the 119th largest community in New Mexico. Much of the housing stock in Magdalena was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 33.57% 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 downside of living in Magdalena is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Magdalena, the average commute to work is 32.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small village, Magdalena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Magdalena are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.40% of adults in Magdalena have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Magdalena in 2022 was $35,618, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,472 for a family of four. However, Magdalena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 56.28% 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. Important ancestries of people in Magdalena include German, English, British, Irish, and French.

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