COMPARING TWO PLACES
Appleton vs Norwich
PLACE A
Appleton, WI
VS
PLACE B
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
Appleton is 12% smaller than Norwich. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
APPLETONNORWICHDIFFERENCE
Total population249,876284,015−12% vs Norwich
Population density261475−213
Population growth7.7%––
Median age39.541.1−1.6
Male50.4%50.0%+0.4 pts
Female49.6%50.0%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born4.2%8.8%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.4%70.6%+14.8 pts
Black1.4%4.9%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.4%15.0%−9.7 pts
Asian3.5%3.7%−0.3 pts
Other4.4%5.7%−1.4 pts
Median household income$85,875$86,586−$711
Per capita income$46,727$47,133−$406
Poverty rate6.2%10.7%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.445Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%35.8%−3.0 pts
Graduate degree9.3%16.0%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%5.0%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation69.0%64.0%+5.0 pts
Median home value$268,786$323,400−$54,614
Median gross rent$1,060$1,365−$305
Owner-occupied73.3%65.1%+8.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%8.4%−4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households35.8%47.9%−12.1 pts
Average commute20.823.9−3.2
Worked from home12.1%11.7%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.4%−1.0 pts
Uninsured3.7%4.7%−1.0 pts
Population, 2022 – 2025