Gilliam vs Hosston

A side-by-side comparison of Gilliam and Hosston: population, income, housing, and more.

Gilliam and Hosston are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hosston has the higher population (334 vs 113 in Gilliam). Hosston has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $65,000 in Gilliam). Gilliam has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $84,000 in Hosston).

Population, income & housing

	Gilliam	Hosston
Population	113	334
Median age	58.1 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$67,500
Median home value	$143,800	$84,000
Housing units	58	172
Homeownership rate	86.0%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilliam	Hosston
Population	112 → 113 (+0.9%)	316 → 334 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$53,438 → $65,000 (+21.6%)	$46,458 → $67,500 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$139,600 → $143,800 (+3.0%)	$103,600 → $84,000 (-18.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$922 → $381 (-58.7%)

Gilliam

Population

112113

Median household income

$53,438$65,000

Median home value

$139,600$143,800

Hosston

Population

316334

Median household income

$46,458$67,500

Median home value

$103,600$84,000

Median gross rent

$922$381

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilliam	Hosston
Under 5	7.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	0.9%	5.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	4.4%	6.9%
35 to 44	7.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	21.2%	16.8%
55 to 64	9.7%	32.0%
65 to 74	22.1%	9.0%
75 and over	18.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilliam	Hosston
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	72.5%
Black or African American	28.3%	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilliam	Hosston
No high school diploma	22.3%	29.6%
High school graduate	29.8%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilliam	Hosston
Drove alone	74.4%	84.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.0%
Public transit	5.1%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilliam	Hosston
1-unit, detached	77.6%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	39.0%

Poverty & households

	Gilliam	Hosston
Poverty rate	12.4%	13.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	37
Median year structure built	1953	1975