Magnolia is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 10,780 people and three associated neighborhoods, Magnolia is the 35th largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Magnolia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Magnolia is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Magnolia who work in sales jobs (11.48%), food service (9.04%), and office and administrative support (8.82%).Magnolia is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Magnolia enrolled in college, Magnolia has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Magnolia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.45 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.In terms of college education, Magnolia is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.41% of adults 25 and older in Magnolia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Magnolia in 2022 was $26,087, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,348 for a family of four. However, Magnolia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Magnolia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Important ancestries of people in Magnolia include German, Irish, African, English, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Magnolia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
