CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Climax

Georgia · 208 residents · 0.80 sq mi

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Climax is a city of 208 people in Georgia. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $36,600. There are 89 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 28% less than in Georgia as a whole. Renters pay $283 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

208

−30%vs 2000

vs 297 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024170

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(12)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.5%(24)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(16)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(18)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(31)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(25)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.8%(12)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(20)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(6)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,875

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,815

−16%vs 2000

vs $11,666 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,600

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

+70%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $219 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

12.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.6%(165)

Black40.1%(119)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.9%(160)

Black23.1%(48)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American4.1%(7)

Guatemalan4.1%(7)

Mexican3.5%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(2)

Ancestry

American25.3%(43)

English8.2%(14)

Irish7.1%(12)

German3.5%(6)

Polish2.9%(5)

French0.6%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(1)

Scottish0.6%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 23.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.3%(31)

Married38.6%(32)

Widowed2.4%(2)

Divorced21.7%(18)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(14)

Married52.2%(36)

Widowed10.1%(7)

Divorced17.4%(12)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−20.0 ptssince 2013

from 27.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.6%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.0%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

43.5%

+15.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.6%

−18.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.4%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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