Climax vs South Gull Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Climax and South Gull Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Gull Lake has the higher population (2,145 vs 790 in Climax). South Gull Lake has the higher median household income ($236,094 vs $78,750 in Climax). Since 2019, South Gull Lake's population has grown faster (+73.5% vs +3.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Climax	South Gull Lake
Population	790	2,145
Median age	30.2 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$236,094
Median home value	$202,600	—
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	334	998
Homeownership rate	84.2%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	82.9%
Unemployment rate	22.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Climax	South Gull Lake
Population	762 → 790 (+3.7%)	1,236 → 2,145 (+73.5%)
Median household income	$61,917 → $78,750 (+27.2%)	$79,265 → $236,094 (+197.9%)
Median home value	$122,400 → $202,600 (+65.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$725 → $850 (+17.2%)	$1,086 → $1,115 (+2.7%)

Climax

Population

762790

Median household income

$61,917$78,750

Median home value

$122,400$202,600

Median gross rent

$725$850

South Gull Lake

Population

1,2362,145

Median household income

$79,265$236,094

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Climax	South Gull Lake
Under 5	8.2%	10.6%
5 to 17	16.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	12.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	17.7%	4.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	18.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	5.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	22.6%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.1%
75 and over	4.8%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Climax	South Gull Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Climax	South Gull Lake
No high school diploma	5.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.7%	5.1%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	45.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Climax	South Gull Lake
Drove alone	82.7%	45.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	43.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Climax	South Gull Lake
1-unit, detached	83.2%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Climax	South Gull Lake
Poverty rate	9.0%	0.7%
Average household size	2.65	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1980	1979