2024 population: 248,992 ( 5,850 from 2020)
Land area: 955.8 square miles
Population density: 260.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	212,994	85.54%	0.5%
Black:	4,422	1.78%	39.2%
Indian:	3,284	1.32%	2.8%
Asian:	9,519	3.82%	10.6%
2+ races:	4,524	1.82%	14.9%
Hispanic:	14,249	5.72%	16.6%

Total non-White:	35,998	14.46%	15.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,836	11.1
Deaths:	8,725	9.0
Net Migration:	1,972	2.0
Net Immigration:	1,720	1.8

Change in White population:	990	0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,860	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
243,142
212,004	87.19%
3,176	1.31%
3,194	1.31%
8,607	3.54%
3,937	1.62%
12,224	5.03%
31,138	12.81%

2010
225,666
203,691	90.26%
1,918	0.85%
2,898	1.28%
6,304	2.79%
2,686	1.19%
8,049	3.57%
21,975	9.74%

2000
201,602
188,706	93.60%
955	0.47%
2,436	1.21%
4,244	2.11%
1,551	0.77%
3,642	1.81%
12,896	6.40%

1990
174,801
169,417	96.92%
293	0.17%
2,027	1.16%
1,934	1.11%
n/a
1,130	0.65%
5,384	3.08%

1980
159,666
156,421	97.97%
91	0.06%
1,617	1.01%
780	0.49%
n/a
701	0.44%
3,245	2.03%

1970
146,960
144,956	98.64%
60	0.04%
1,120	0.76%
175	0.12%
n/a
599	0.41%
2,004	1.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
25,919	11.5
15,435	6.8
273	0.1
1,718	0.8

8,313	3.7
9,163	4.1

Number	Rate
2000's
27,234	13.5
13,040	6.5
5,282	2.6
1,893	0.9

14,985	7.4
9,079	4.5

Number	Rate
1990's
26,507	15.2
13,379	7.7
11,291	6.5
810	0.5

19,289	11.0
7,512	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
27,769	17.4
11,467	7.2
-778	-0.5
n/a

12,996	8.1
2,139	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,367	-2.3
n/a

11,465	7.8
1,241	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Appleton, WI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
56,036	22.5%
192,956	77.5%
38,107	15.3%

97,358
2.46

64,318	66.1%
53,201	82.7%
4,254	6.6%
33,040	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.4
57,662	25.6%
168,004	74.4%
26,459	11.7%

88,223
2.52

60,777	68.9%
49,741	81.8%
4,806	7.9%
27,446	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.5
56,026	27.8%
145,576	72.2%
21,962	10.9%

75,530
2.62

53,757	71.2%
46,249	86.0%
3,568	6.6%
21,773	28.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
50,568	28.9%
124,233	71.1%
19,456	11.1%

62,426
2.75

46,780	74.9%
40,710	87.0%
2,711	5.8%
15,646	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
51,657	32.4%
108,009	67.6%
15,779	9.9%

52,606
2.99

40,801	77.6%
36,509	89.5%
2,099	5.1%
11,805	22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Appleton, WI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,575	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,159	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,383	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,884	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,696	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,575	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,361	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,077	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,974	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,980	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,518	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,263	15.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,868	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,325	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,046	9.3%
$200,000 or more	7,674	7.9%

Median Household Income	79,863
Per Capita Income	42,750

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,595	3.7%
Public Assistance	1,231	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,032	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	120,228	80.9%
Unemployed	3,575	2.4%
In Armed Forces	80	0.1%

Total Labor Force	123,883	83.4%
Not in Labor Force	24,688	16.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	54,266	41,160	56.9%
Non-Profit	3,823	9,235	29.3%
Self-Employed	6,467	3,759	63.2%

Local Government	3,222	5,169	38.4%
State Government	1,325	1,720	43.5%
Federal Government	549	416	56.9%

Total Private + Self	60,733	44,919	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,919	16,540	35.0%
Total	69,652	61,459	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21,433	16.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	25,459	19.4%
Professional, Technical	29,087	22.2%
Service Occupations	17,617	13.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	939	0.7%
All others	37,670	28.7%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	29,765	22.7%
Health care and social assistance	16,891	12.9%
Retail trade	13,350	10.2%
Educational services	9,686	7.4%
Construction	9,187	7.0%
Finance and insurance	7,183	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	6,577	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,185	4.7%
Other services	5,581	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,245	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	5,216	4.0%
Wholesale trade	4,168	3.2%
Public administration	3,567	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,406	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,224	1.7%
Information	1,594	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,584	1.2%
Utilities	603	0.5%
Management	184	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	70	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,309	3.42%
Puerto Rican	827	0.34%
Cuban	72	0.03%
Dominican	125	0.05%

Total Central American	736	0.30%
Costa Rican	17	0.01%
Guatemalan	448	0.18%
Honduran	116	0.05%
Nicaraguan	17	0.01%
Panamanian	3	0.00%
Salvadoran	118	0.05%
Other Central American	17	0.01%

Total South American	479	0.20%
Argentinean	84	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	118	0.05%
Ecuadorian	41	0.02%
Paraguayan	16	0.01%
Peruvian	65	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	155	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	906	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	4,384	1.80%
Indian	850	0.35%
Filipino	542	0.22%
Chinese	416	0.17%
Korean	413	0.17%
Vietnamese	380	0.16%
Laotian	126	0.05%
Japanese	97	0.04%
Burmese	36	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	214,793	93.7%
Spanish	6,499	2.8%
Other Asian	3,661	1.6%
Other Indo-European	926	0.4%
German, other Germanic	839	0.4%
Other	567	0.2%
Chinese	394	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	357	0.2%
Tagalog	353	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	107,491	44.2%
Irish	23,127	9.5%
Dutch	19,320	8.0%
Polish	15,310	6.3%
English	11,245	4.6%
American	8,691	3.6%
Norwegian	8,228	3.4%
French	7,618	3.1%
Italian	4,992	2.1%
European	4,005	1.6%
Swedish	3,676	1.5%
French Canadian	2,622	1.1%
Belgian	2,410	1.0%
Czech	2,318	1.0%
Scottish	1,572	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	238,614	98.2%
Not a citizen	4,358	1.8%

Native	233,819	96.2%
Foreign-born	9,153	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,232	1.9%	6,138	3.7%	51,475	30.9%	53,065	31.9%	37,305	22.4%	15,293	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,232	1.9%
9-12 Years	6,138	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	51,475	30.9%
Some College	53,065	31.9%
Bach. Degree	37,305	22.4%
Grad Degree	15,293	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	212,130	203,860	8,270	3.9%
1991	214,702	205,424	9,278	4.3%
1992	223,234	214,318	8,916	4.0%
1993	228,468	220,542	7,926	3.5%
1994	236,066	227,462	8,604	3.6%
1995	243,314	235,362	7,952	3.3%
1996	248,898	241,652	7,246	2.9%
1997	252,540	245,122	7,418	2.9%
1998	254,468	247,606	6,862	2.7%
1999	254,796	248,498	6,298	2.5%

2000	234,690	228,026	6,664	2.8%
2001	237,116	227,566	9,550	4.0%
2002	238,258	225,644	12,614	5.3%
2003	241,904	228,742	13,162	5.4%
2004	240,558	229,384	11,174	4.6%
2005	240,574	229,892	10,682	4.4%
2006	243,220	232,412	10,808	4.4%
2007	245,402	234,152	11,250	4.6%
2008	247,608	236,152	11,456	4.6%
2009	250,892	229,464	21,428	8.5%

2010	255,958	236,280	19,678	7.7%
2011	255,212	238,266	16,946	6.6%
2012	254,966	239,440	15,526	6.1%
2013	255,272	240,266	15,006	5.9%
2014	256,584	244,842	11,742	4.6%
2015	258,230	248,442	9,788	3.8%
2016	262,534	253,644	8,890	3.4%
2017	262,936	255,170	7,766	3.0%
2018	261,096	253,864	7,232	2.8%
2019	260,442	252,928	7,514	2.9%

2020	259,764	245,924	13,840	5.3%
2021	262,744	254,548	8,196	3.1%
2022	263,018	256,512	6,506	2.5%
2023	267,702	260,912	6,790	2.5%
2024	275,352	268,484	6,868	2.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	101,081
Median Value	$226,233

Occupied	97,358	96.3%
Vacant	3,723	3.7%

Owned	71,637	73.6%
Rented	25,721	26.4%
Median Rent	$943

Single-Family Units	79,053	78.2%
Detached	73,003	72.2%
Attached	6,050	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,746	13.6%
Mobile Homes	1,298	1.3%

Appleton, WI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Appleton, WI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Appleton, WI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Appleton, WI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Appleton, WI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Appleton, WI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Appleton, WI Metro Area