Climax vs Fosston

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

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

Fosston has the higher population (1,283 vs 184 in Climax). Fosston has the higher median household income ($50,694 vs $48,750 in Climax). Fosston has the higher median home value ($126,500 vs $111,300 in Climax).

Population, income & housing

	Climax	Fosston
Population	184	1,283
Median age	26.0 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$50,694
Median home value	$111,300	$126,500
Median gross rent	$725	$846
Housing units	80	613
Homeownership rate	66.2%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Climax	Fosston
Population	248 → 184 (-25.8%)	1,571 → 1,283 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$52,143 → $48,750 (-6.5%)	$41,964 → $50,694 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $111,300 (+12.5%)	$107,700 → $126,500 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $725 (+22.9%)	$791 → $846 (+7.0%)

Climax

Population

248184

Median household income

$52,143$48,750

Median home value

$98,900$111,300

Median gross rent

$590$725

Fosston

Population

1,5711,283

Median household income

$41,964$50,694

Median home value

$107,700$126,500

Median gross rent

$791$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Climax	Fosston
Under 5	9.2%	3.2%
5 to 17	26.1%	18.6%
18 to 24	14.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	8.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	9.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	7.9%
55 to 64	4.9%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.1%	13.2%
75 and over	6.0%	18.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Climax	Fosston
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Climax	Fosston
No high school diploma	4.3%	18.0%
High school graduate	25.8%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Climax	Fosston
Drove alone	82.0%	71.7%
Carpooled	12.4%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	5.6%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Climax	Fosston
1-unit, detached	67.5%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	23.8%	14.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Climax	Fosston
Poverty rate	15.2%	24.2%
Average household size	2.59	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1972	1965