COMPARING TWO PLACES
Climax vs Cairo
PLACE A
Climax, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Cairo, West Virginia
Climax is 73% smaller than Cairo. Climax earns more, with a median household income $3,250 higher.
CLIMAXCAIRODIFFERENCE
Total population45165−73% vs Cairo
Population density375350+25
Population growth-37.5%-37.4%−0.1 pts
Median age54.046.6+7.4
Male52.2%53.8%−1.7 pts
Female47.8%46.2%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic100.0%95.2%+4.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Median household income$68,750$65,500+$3,250
Per capita income$42,859$25,615+$17,244
Poverty rate0.0%17.2%−17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.282+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%4.6%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate25.0%0.0%+25.0 pts
Labor force participation43.2%64.3%−21.0 pts
Median home value$45,800$71,500−$25,700
Median gross rent$0$488−$488
Owner-occupied86.4%94.4%−8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.1%21.5%+20.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%71.4%−71.4 pts
Average commute31.423.2+8.2
Worked from home25.0%37.3%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%16.8%−16.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025