Climax is a city of 209 people in Minnesota. The median age is 24.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 43%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $113,600. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 24.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Climax
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.3 → 24.9(−15.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population290 → 209(−28%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate7.9% → 16.3%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)50%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)57.1%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era7.1%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 14 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
290
$49,252
$109,443
16.6%
13.2
2000
243
$44,973
$79,788
12.2%
21.9
2010
267
$66,085
$88,472
22.8%
25.9
2020
243
$54,353
$115,144
28.6%
22.4
2024
209
$50,500
$113,600
24.3%
33.8
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.
