GilliamMO
A town of 182, platted in 1878.
Is Gilliam a good place to live?
40% of residents live below the poverty line in Gilliam, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Gilliam has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
182 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Gilliam: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gilliam, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gilliam.
The schools Gilliam’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Gilliam C-4 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilliam Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 38 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Gilliam stands out in Missouri and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
At 11 of 100, Gilliam’s FEMA risk score is below both Missouri’s towns (54 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Gilliam’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Gilliam for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Gilliam is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Gilliam fell to 15 in 2023, 22 fewer than in 2013.
| Gilliam | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gilliam has four seasons and pleasant summers
Gilliam has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 20° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Gilliam is
Gilliam beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Gilliam.
| Gilliam | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Gilliam | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.5% | 15.8% |
| More smokers | 22.1% | 16% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Gilliam
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gilliam
About 5 of every 100 Gilliam residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Gilliam for work
Where Gilliam’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gilliam
City in Missouri, United States
Gilliam is a city in Saline County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gilliam had a population of 175.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- ZIP code
- 65330
- Area code
- 660
Questions about Gilliam
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gilliam, MO a good place to live?
Gilliam has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.