Augusta vs Climax

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

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

Climax has the higher population (790 vs 726 in Augusta). Climax has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $58,958 in Augusta). Climax has the higher median home value ($202,600 vs $135,200 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Climax
Population	726	790
Median age	36.9 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,958	$78,750
Median home value	$135,200	$202,600
Median gross rent	$816	$850
Housing units	338	334
Homeownership rate	60.8%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	22.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Climax
Population	971 → 726 (-25.2%)	762 → 790 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$55,536 → $58,958 (+6.2%)	$61,917 → $78,750 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $135,200 (+41.7%)	$122,400 → $202,600 (+65.5%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $816 (+3.9%)	$725 → $850 (+17.2%)

Augusta

Population

971726

Median household income

$55,536$58,958

Median home value

$95,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$785$816

Climax

Population

762790

Median household income

$61,917$78,750

Median home value

$122,400$202,600

Median gross rent

$725$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Climax
Under 5	4.3%	8.2%
5 to 17	19.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	12.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.1%
45 to 54	16.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.5%
75 and over	2.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Climax
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Climax
No high school diploma	5.8%	5.8%
High school graduate	36.0%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Climax
Drove alone	87.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.1%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Climax
1-unit, detached	76.6%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	14.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Climax
Poverty rate	6.1%	9.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1955	1980