Gilliam vs Nelson

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

Gilliam and Nelson 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 89 in Nelson). Gilliam has the higher median home value ($82,800 vs $28,600 in Nelson). Since 2019, Gilliam's population has grown faster (-6.8% vs -41.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Gilliam	Nelson
Population	207	89
Median age	30.5 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$36,607	—
Median home value	$82,800	$28,600
Median gross rent	$571	—
Housing units	109	74
Homeownership rate	50.6%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilliam	Nelson
Population	222 → 207 (-6.8%)	152 → 89 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $36,607 (-2.4%)	$52,841 → $33,750 (-36.1%)
Median home value	$65,700 → $82,800 (+26.0%)	$35,000 → $28,600 (-18.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $571 (-13.9%)	$582 → $623 (+7.0%)

Gilliam

Population

222207

Median household income

$37,500$36,607

Median home value

$65,700$82,800

Median gross rent

$663$571

Nelson

Population

15289

Median household income

$52,841$33,750

Median home value

$35,000$28,600

Median gross rent

$582$623

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilliam	Nelson
Under 5	5.8%	23.6%
5 to 17	30.4%	7.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	2.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	5.6%
35 to 44	5.3%	3.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	20.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	3.4%	22.5%
75 and over	2.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilliam	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	72.9%	94.4%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilliam	Nelson
No high school diploma	20.8%	30.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilliam	Nelson
Drove alone	89.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilliam	Nelson
1-unit, detached	60.6%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Gilliam	Nelson
Poverty rate	24.2%	41.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	21	46
Median year structure built	1972	1940