Climax vs McIntosh

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

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

McIntosh has the higher population (836 vs 184 in Climax). McIntosh has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $48,750 in Climax). Climax has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $100,700 in McIntosh).

Population, income & housing

	Climax	McIntosh
Population	184	836
Median age	26.0 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$53,750
Median home value	$111,300	$100,700
Median gross rent	$725	$563
Housing units	80	317
Homeownership rate	66.2%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Climax	McIntosh
Population	248 → 184 (-25.8%)	612 → 836 (+36.6%)
Median household income	$52,143 → $48,750 (-6.5%)	$39,444 → $53,750 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $111,300 (+12.5%)	$68,200 → $100,700 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $725 (+22.9%)	$616 → $563 (-8.6%)

Climax

Population

248184

Median household income

$52,143$48,750

Median home value

$98,900$111,300

Median gross rent

$590$725

McIntosh

Population

612836

Median household income

$39,444$53,750

Median home value

$68,200$100,700

Median gross rent

$616$563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Climax	McIntosh
Under 5	9.2%	7.5%
5 to 17	26.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	14.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.2%	21.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	7.5%
55 to 64	4.9%	5.9%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.9%
75 and over	6.0%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Climax	McIntosh
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Climax	McIntosh
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	25.8%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Climax	McIntosh
Drove alone	82.0%	75.2%
Carpooled	12.4%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	5.6%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Climax	McIntosh
1-unit, detached	67.5%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	23.8%	26.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Climax	McIntosh
Poverty rate	15.2%	22.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1972	1945