Climax vs Mentor

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

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

Climax has the higher population (184 vs 143 in Mentor). Climax has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $42,143 in Mentor). Climax has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $56,100 in Mentor).

Population, income & housing

	Climax	Mentor
Population	184	143
Median age	26.0 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$42,143
Median home value	$111,300	$56,100
Median gross rent	$725	$771
Housing units	80	94
Homeownership rate	66.2%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Climax	Mentor
Population	248 → 184 (-25.8%)	229 → 143 (-37.6%)
Median household income	$52,143 → $48,750 (-6.5%)	$53,125 → $42,143 (-20.7%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $111,300 (+12.5%)	$79,500 → $56,100 (-29.4%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $725 (+22.9%)	$667 → $771 (+15.6%)

Climax

Population

248184

Median household income

$52,143$48,750

Median home value

$98,900$111,300

Median gross rent

$590$725

Mentor

Population

229143

Median household income

$53,125$42,143

Median home value

$79,500$56,100

Median gross rent

$667$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Climax	Mentor
Under 5	9.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	26.1%	11.9%
18 to 24	14.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	15.2%	6.3%
45 to 54	9.2%	15.4%
55 to 64	4.9%	21.7%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.9%
75 and over	6.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Climax	Mentor
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Climax	Mentor
No high school diploma	4.3%	12.4%
High school graduate	25.8%	49.6%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Climax	Mentor
Drove alone	82.0%	69.3%
Carpooled	12.4%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	14.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	14.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Climax	Mentor
1-unit, detached	67.5%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	23.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Climax	Mentor
Poverty rate	15.2%	7.0%
Average household size	2.59	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1972	1964