Appleton is home to 75,023 people in Wisconsin. There are 2,962 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $231,400, having more than doubled since 2000. The average commute runs 19 minutes. The foreign-born share is 7%. Median rent is $1,030 a month.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,483, near the US median
Appleton's population equals 39% of Outagamie County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 65% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 53% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.8%(905)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(712)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.9%(1,155)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(264)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(42)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,508 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Appleton, decade by decade
Appleton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
65,651
$79,217
$152,644
23.7%
9.0
2000
70,087
$86,137
$177,794
29.7%
22.8
2010
72,623
$73,763
$198,954
31.2%
33.5
2020
75,644
$74,510
$191,139
33.6%
46.4
2024
75,023
$80,483
$231,400
38.2%
44.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
