Attapulgus vs Climax

A side-by-side comparison of Attapulgus and Climax: population, income, housing, and more.

Attapulgus and Climax are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Attapulgus has the higher population (744 vs 230 in Climax). Attapulgus has the higher median household income ($40,000 vs $39,750 in Climax). Climax has the higher median home value ($121,600 vs $66,300 in Attapulgus).

Population, income & housing

	Attapulgus	Climax
Population	744	230
Median age	29.0 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$39,750
Median home value	$66,300	$121,600
Median gross rent	$775	$698
Housing units	214	117
Homeownership rate	74.7%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Attapulgus	Climax
Population	657 → 744 (+13.2%)	203 → 230 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$32,604 → $40,000 (+22.7%)	$43,750 → $39,750 (-9.1%)
Median home value	$68,900 → $66,300 (-3.8%)	$108,300 → $121,600 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $775 (+14.0%)	$675 → $698 (+3.4%)

Attapulgus

Population

657744

Median household income

$32,604$40,000

Median home value

$68,900$66,300

Median gross rent

$680$775

Climax

Population

203230

Median household income

$43,750$39,750

Median home value

$108,300$121,600

Median gross rent

$675$698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Attapulgus	Climax
Under 5	5.2%	10.4%
5 to 17	26.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	16.1%	5.2%
25 to 34	7.7%	8.7%
35 to 44	17.7%	3.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	15.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	4.3%	14.3%
75 and over	3.1%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Attapulgus	Climax
White (non-Hispanic)	22.3%	75.7%
Black or African American	35.2%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	38.4%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Attapulgus	Climax
No high school diploma	17.5%	17.7%
High school graduate	44.3%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Attapulgus	Climax
Drove alone	92.0%	92.3%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Attapulgus	Climax
1-unit, detached	75.7%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	32.5%

Poverty & households

	Attapulgus	Climax
Poverty rate	54.0%	15.7%
Average household size	4.48	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	47	19
Median year structure built	1971	1975