Climax vs Madison

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

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

Madison has the higher population (943 vs 57 in Climax). Climax has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $52,750 in Madison). Since 2019, Climax's population has grown faster (+32.6% vs +10.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Climax	Madison
Population	57	943
Median age	43.4 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$52,750
Median home value	—	$48,600
Median gross rent	—	$590
Housing units	50	522
Homeownership rate	52.2%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Climax	Madison
Population	43 → 57 (+32.6%)	851 → 943 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$57,292 → $63,750 (+11.3%)	$39,856 → $52,750 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$22,500 → $60,000 (+166.7%)	$49,100 → $48,600 (-1.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$620 → $590 (-4.8%)

Climax

Population

4357

Median household income

$57,292$63,750

Median home value

$22,500$60,000

Madison

Population

851943

Median household income

$39,856$52,750

Median home value

$49,100$48,600

Median gross rent

$620$590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Climax	Madison
Under 5	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	33.3%	22.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	17.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	7.0%	9.0%
65 to 74	21.1%	6.4%
75 and over	1.8%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Climax	Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Climax	Madison
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.6%
High school graduate	32.4%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	64.7%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Climax	Madison
Drove alone	64.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	24.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Climax	Madison
1-unit, detached	88.0%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Climax	Madison
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1938	1943