Climax is a city of 170 people in Georgia. At a median age of 62.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 53%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $105,200. There are 127 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Climax
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.6 → 62.1(+29.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants87.2% → 65.6%(−21.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population208 → 170(−18%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.7%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.4%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.5%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 23 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Climax, decade by decade
Climax population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
208
$50,101
$87,843
13.7%
44.4
2000
297
$47,818
$81,064
7.7%
66.2
2010
280
$54,204
$158,962
20.5%
60.5
2020
276
$38,886
$131,264
8.6%
58.7
2024
170
$36,500
$105,200
14.5%
53.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
