Gilliam vs Rodessa

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

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

Rodessa has the higher population (160 vs 113 in Gilliam). Gilliam has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $35,417 in Rodessa). Gilliam has the higher median home value ($143,800 vs $66,000 in Rodessa).

Population, income & housing

	Gilliam	Rodessa
Population	113	160
Median age	58.1 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$35,417
Median home value	$143,800	$66,000
Housing units	58	97
Homeownership rate	86.0%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	31.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilliam	Rodessa
Population	112 → 113 (+0.9%)	146 → 160 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$53,438 → $65,000 (+21.6%)	$32,083 → $35,417 (+10.4%)
Median home value	$139,600 → $143,800 (+3.0%)	$60,500 → $66,000 (+9.1%)

Gilliam

Population

112113

Median household income

$53,438$65,000

Median home value

$139,600$143,800

Rodessa

Population

146160

Median household income

$32,083$35,417

Median home value

$60,500$66,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilliam	Rodessa
Under 5	7.1%	8.1%
5 to 17	0.9%	20.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.4%	3.1%
35 to 44	7.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	21.2%	17.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	22.1%	10.0%
75 and over	18.6%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilliam	Rodessa
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	60.0%
Black or African American	28.3%	40.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilliam	Rodessa
No high school diploma	22.3%	25.2%
High school graduate	29.8%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilliam	Rodessa
Drove alone	74.4%	93.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	5.1%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilliam	Rodessa
1-unit, detached	77.6%	52.6%
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%	47.4%

Poverty & households

	Gilliam	Rodessa
Poverty rate	12.4%	35.0%
Average household size	2.26	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	26	41
Median year structure built	1953	1979