Blackburn vs Gilliam

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

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

Gilliam has the higher population (207 vs 175 in Blackburn). Blackburn has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $36,607 in Gilliam). Blackburn has the higher median home value ($103,800 vs $82,800 in Gilliam).

Population, income & housing

	Blackburn	Gilliam
Population	175	207
Median age	32.1 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$36,607
Median home value	$103,800	$82,800
Median gross rent	$688	$571
Housing units	105	109
Homeownership rate	71.4%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackburn	Gilliam
Population	210 → 175 (-16.7%)	222 → 207 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$36,389 → $56,250 (+54.6%)	$37,500 → $36,607 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $103,800 (+52.4%)	$65,700 → $82,800 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$471 → $688 (+46.1%)	$663 → $571 (-13.9%)

Blackburn

Population

210175

Median household income

$36,389$56,250

Median home value

$68,100$103,800

Median gross rent

$471$688

Gilliam

Population

222207

Median household income

$37,500$36,607

Median home value

$65,700$82,800

Median gross rent

$663$571

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackburn	Gilliam
Under 5	2.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	23.4%	30.4%
18 to 24	14.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	5.3%
45 to 54	4.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.7%	20.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	3.4%
75 and over	7.4%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackburn	Gilliam
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	72.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	2.9%
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%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	14.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackburn	Gilliam
No high school diploma	9.6%	20.8%
High school graduate	37.5%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackburn	Gilliam
Drove alone	69.2%	89.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	3.8%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackburn	Gilliam
1-unit, detached	80.0%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Blackburn	Gilliam
Poverty rate	17.7%	24.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	36	21
Median year structure built	1966	1972