What is the population of Appleton, Wisconsin?

The population of Appleton, Wisconsin is 68,867.

What is the median household income in Appleton, Wisconsin?

The median household income in Appleton, Wisconsin is $75,072, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Appleton, Wisconsin is $148,387, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Appleton, Wisconsin is 3.7%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education C

Metric	Appleton	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Population	68,867	5,859,674	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2656.9	89.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.16%	0.33%	0.57%
Median age	38.0	40.1	37.1
Households	28,666	2,445,541	128,459,983

Year	Appleton

Group	Share

Appleton has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Appleton	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$75,072	$75,766	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.91%	4.67%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.3%	5.2%

Metric	Appleton	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$148,387	$176,921	$242,182
Median rent	$953	$1,045	$1,342
Homeownership rate	66.9%	67.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Appleton	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.7	18.8	22.5
Work from home	11.2%	11.6%	13.4%

Appleton has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Appleton	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	29.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.35	2.54

Appleton has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Appleton	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.3	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	11.3%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	16.8%	18.5%	19.0%