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Magnolia, DE
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Living in Magnolia



Magnolia is a tiny town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 283 people and four associated neighborhoods, Magnolia is the 40th largest community in Delaware. Magnolia has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

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

The citizens of Magnolia are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.71% of adults in Magnolia have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Magnolia in 2022 was $25,069, which is low income relative to Delaware, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,276 for a family of four. However, Magnolia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Magnolia is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Magnolia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Magnolia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Magnolia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.77% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Magnolia include English, Italian, German, Irish, and Polish.

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