Gilliam, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

117

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

56.8

2.24% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.5%

17.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$93,750

44.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$142,000

Economy

The economy of Gilliam, LA employs 27 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gilliam, LA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (10 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (5 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($150,417) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,375).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 88

−30.8%

1 Year decline

± 564%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilliam, LA declined at a rate of −30.8%, from 39 employees to 27 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gilliam, LA, are Management Occupations (11 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (5 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (2 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gilliam, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 88

−30.8%

1 Year decline

± 564%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gilliam, LA declined at a rate of −30.8%, from 39 employees to 27 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gilliam, LA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (10 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (5 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gilliam, LA, though some of these residents may live in Gilliam, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$136,250

Median earning men ± $71,316

$39,375

Median earning women ± $7,472

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($150,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,375).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gilliam, LA was $142,000 in 2024, which is 0.427 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $143,800 to $142,000, a 1.25% decrease. The homeownership rate in Gilliam, LA is 98.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gilliam, LA have an average commute time of 30.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gilliam, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$142,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$75,961

$51

Median Property Taxes

±$39

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gilliam, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gilliam, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

98.1%

Homeownership

2024

52.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 98.1% of the housing units in Gilliam, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gilliam, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,750

Median Household Income

± $52,026

Number of Households

± 37

In 2024, the median household income of the 52 households in Gilliam, LA grew to $93,750 from the previous year's value of $65,000.

The following chart displays the households in Gilliam, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gilliam, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.5%)
Worked At Home (14.8%)
Public Transit (3.7%)

In 2024, 81.5% of workers in Gilliam, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (3.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gilliam, LA have a longer commute time (30.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 21.7% of the workforce in Gilliam, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gilliam, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gilliam, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gilliam, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gilliam, LA (17 out of 117 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gilliam, LA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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