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Wisconsin·Outagamie County
27 tracts·73K people·$231K median·2,887/mi²
White 79 · Asian 7 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 4 · Black 3 · Other 0
Married couple 46 · Living alone 33 · Other 21
Health 30 · Professional 25 · Manufacturing 15 · Retail 13 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 18 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 13 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Appleton is $231,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Appleton has 75,023 residents across 23 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 79.5% White, 6.6% Asian, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Multiracial, 2.8% Black and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 38.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.3% (Census ACS).
Fox River Academy (76%), Classical School (73%) and Appleton Public Montessori (66%) lead the elementary schools; Odyssey-Magellan (97%), Einstein Middle (58%) and Madison Middle (48%) lead the middle schools; Valley New School is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,030/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Appleton is $80,483 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Appleton, median rent is $1,030/month and the median home value is $231,400 (Census ACS).
Appleton reported 2.7 violent crimes and 14.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 33 inches; snowfall averages 49 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Appleton are cold wave (88), hail (86) and lightning (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Appleton, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).