Climax vs Eureka

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

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

Eureka has the higher population (2,271 vs 57 in Climax). Climax has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $45,121 in Eureka). Since 2019, Climax's population has grown faster (+32.6% vs +0.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Climax	Eureka
Population	57	2,271
Median age	43.4 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$45,121
Median home value	—	$73,100
Median gross rent	—	$706
Housing units	50	1,260
Homeownership rate	52.2%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Climax	Eureka
Population	43 → 57 (+32.6%)	2,262 → 2,271 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$57,292 → $63,750 (+11.3%)	$34,038 → $45,121 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$22,500 → $60,000 (+166.7%)	$49,800 → $73,100 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$552 → $706 (+27.9%)

Climax

Population

4357

Median household income

$57,292$63,750

Median home value

$22,500$60,000

Eureka

Population

2,2622,271

Median household income

$34,038$45,121

Median home value

$49,800$73,100

Median gross rent

$552$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Climax	Eureka
Under 5	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	33.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	3.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	17.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.3%
55 to 64	7.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	21.1%	15.3%
75 and over	1.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Climax	Eureka
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Climax	Eureka
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	32.4%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	64.7%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Climax	Eureka
Drove alone	64.0%	79.0%
Carpooled	24.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	12.0%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Climax	Eureka
1-unit, detached	88.0%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Climax	Eureka
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	31	18
Median year structure built	1938	1954