Gilliam vs Malta Bend

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

Gilliam and Malta Bend 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 168 in Malta Bend). Malta Bend has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $36,607 in Gilliam). Gilliam has the higher median home value ($82,800 vs $79,200 in Malta Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Gilliam	Malta Bend
Population	207	168
Median age	30.5 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,607	$48,750
Median home value	$82,800	$79,200
Median gross rent	$571	—
Housing units	109	87
Homeownership rate	50.6%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilliam	Malta Bend
Population	222 → 207 (-6.8%)	221 → 168 (-24.0%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $36,607 (-2.4%)	$41,250 → $48,750 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$65,700 → $82,800 (+26.0%)	$70,000 → $79,200 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $571 (-13.9%)	—

Gilliam

Population

222207

Median household income

$37,500$36,607

Median home value

$65,700$82,800

Median gross rent

$663$571

Malta Bend

Population

221168

Median household income

$41,250$48,750

Median home value

$70,000$79,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilliam	Malta Bend
Under 5	5.8%	2.4%
5 to 17	30.4%	20.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	17.3%
35 to 44	5.3%	17.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	20.3%	22.0%
65 to 74	3.4%	4.2%
75 and over	2.4%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilliam	Malta Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	72.9%	98.2%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilliam	Malta Bend
No high school diploma	20.8%	12.2%
High school graduate	35.8%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilliam	Malta Bend
Drove alone	89.7%	85.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilliam	Malta Bend
1-unit, detached	60.6%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Gilliam	Malta Bend
Poverty rate	24.2%	12.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1972	1952