Climax vs Richland

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

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

Richland has the higher population (1,014 vs 790 in Climax). Richland has the higher median household income ($84,333 vs $78,750 in Climax). Richland has the higher median home value ($248,400 vs $202,600 in Climax).

Population, income & housing

	Climax	Richland
Population	790	1,014
Median age	30.2 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$84,333
Median home value	$202,600	$248,400
Median gross rent	$850	$1,292
Housing units	334	385
Homeownership rate	84.2%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	22.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Climax	Richland
Population	762 → 790 (+3.7%)	772 → 1,014 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$61,917 → $78,750 (+27.2%)	$74,219 → $84,333 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$122,400 → $202,600 (+65.5%)	$184,100 → $248,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $850 (+17.2%)	$850 → $1,292 (+52.0%)

Climax

Population

762790

Median household income

$61,917$78,750

Median home value

$122,400$202,600

Median gross rent

$725$850

Richland

Population

7721,014

Median household income

$74,219$84,333

Median home value

$184,100$248,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,292

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Climax	Richland
Under 5	8.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	12.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	17.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	11.3%
75 and over	4.8%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Climax	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Climax	Richland
No high school diploma	5.8%	2.2%
High school graduate	31.7%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Climax	Richland
Drove alone	82.7%	71.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.7%	16.4%
Other means	0.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Climax	Richland
1-unit, detached	83.2%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Climax	Richland
Poverty rate	9.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1980	1992