Climax vs Nielsville

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

Climax and Nielsville 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 68 in Nielsville). Climax has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $40,313 in Nielsville). Climax has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $85,000 in Nielsville).

Population, income & housing

	Climax	Nielsville
Population	184	68
Median age	26.0 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$40,313
Median home value	$111,300	$85,000
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	80	48
Homeownership rate	66.2%	96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Climax	Nielsville
Population	248 → 184 (-25.8%)	115 → 68 (-40.9%)
Median household income	$52,143 → $48,750 (-6.5%)	$18,929 → $40,313 (+113.0%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $111,300 (+12.5%)	$45,000 → $85,000 (+88.9%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $725 (+22.9%)	—

Climax

Population

248184

Median household income

$52,143$48,750

Median home value

$98,900$111,300

Median gross rent

$590$725

Nielsville

Population

11568

Median household income

$18,929$40,313

Median home value

$45,000$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Climax	Nielsville
Under 5	9.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	26.1%	26.5%
18 to 24	14.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	2.9%
45 to 54	9.2%	22.1%
55 to 64	4.9%	26.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	4.4%
75 and over	6.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Climax	Nielsville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	61.8%
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%	38.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Climax	Nielsville
No high school diploma	4.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	25.8%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Climax	Nielsville
Drove alone	82.0%	91.3%
Carpooled	12.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Climax	Nielsville
1-unit, detached	67.5%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	23.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Climax	Nielsville
Poverty rate	15.2%	44.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	19	37
Median year structure built	1972	1938