Magdalena is a tiny village located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 786 people and two associated neighborhoods, Magdalena is the 119th largest community in New Mexico. Magdalena has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Magdalena telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 30.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Magdalena has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Magdalena a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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 38.95 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 percentage of adults in Magdalena with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.83% of adults in Magdalena have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Magdalena in 2018 was $37,302, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,208 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 53.48% 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 English, German, British, Irish, and French.

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