Blythedale vs Gilman City

A side-by-side comparison of Blythedale and Gilman City: population, income, housing, and more.

Blythedale and Gilman City are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Blythedale has the higher population (357 vs 355 in Gilman City). Gilman City has the higher median household income ($52,875 vs $36,818 in Blythedale). Gilman City has the higher median home value ($73,800 vs $24,800 in Blythedale).

Population, income & housing

	Blythedale	Gilman City
Population	357	355
Median age	36.7 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$36,818	$52,875
Median home value	$24,800	$73,800
Median gross rent	$811	$754
Housing units	138	168
Homeownership rate	68.4%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blythedale	Gilman City
Population	202 → 357 (+76.7%)	386 → 355 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$37,083 → $36,818 (-0.7%)	$41,406 → $52,875 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $24,800 (-61.8%)	$53,500 → $73,800 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$339 → $811 (+139.2%)	$532 → $754 (+41.7%)

Blythedale

Population

202357

Median household income

$37,083$36,818

Median home value

$65,000$24,800

Median gross rent

$339$811

Gilman City

Population

386355

Median household income

$41,406$52,875

Median home value

$53,500$73,800

Median gross rent

$532$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blythedale	Gilman City
Under 5	4.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.8%	19.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.3%
35 to 44	26.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	5.3%	17.5%
55 to 64	21.6%	9.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.5%
75 and over	4.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blythedale	Gilman City
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	83.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blythedale	Gilman City
No high school diploma	4.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	69.6%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blythedale	Gilman City
Drove alone	84.2%	85.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blythedale	Gilman City
1-unit, detached	76.8%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Blythedale	Gilman City
Poverty rate	16.0%	18.7%
Average household size	3.13	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	35	30
Median year structure built	1966	1958