Appleton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 74,511 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Appleton is the sixth largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities, Appleton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Appleton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Appleton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Appleton who work in sales jobs (14.52%), office and administrative support (13.05%), and management occupations (9.19%). Also of interest is that Appleton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.14% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Appleton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.11% of adults in Appleton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Appleton in 2022 was $41,028, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,112 for a family of four. However, Appleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Appleton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Appleton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Appleton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Appleton include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Appleton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Polish.
