Appleton vs Atkins

A side-by-side comparison of Appleton and Atkins: population, income, housing, and more.

Appleton and Atkins are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atkins has the higher population (2,877 vs 145 in Appleton). Atkins has the higher median household income ($58,299 vs $42,212 in Appleton). Since 2019, Appleton's population has grown faster (+1.4% vs -5.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Appleton	Atkins
Population	145	2,877
Median age	36.4 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,212	$58,299
Median home value	—	$108,300
Median gross rent	—	$858
Housing units	140	1,151
Homeownership rate	85.5%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Appleton	Atkins
Population	143 → 145 (+1.4%)	3,048 → 2,877 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$41,667 → $42,212 (+1.3%)	$39,091 → $58,299 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $198,100 (+21.9%)	$79,100 → $108,300 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$670 → $858 (+28.1%)

Appleton

Population

143145

Median household income

$41,667$42,212

Median home value

$162,500$198,100

Atkins

Population

3,0482,877

Median household income

$39,091$58,299

Median home value

$79,100$108,300

Median gross rent

$670$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Appleton	Atkins
Under 5	13.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.6%	22.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	17.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	15.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	6.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	29.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.0%
75 and over	0.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Appleton	Atkins
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Appleton	Atkins
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.2%
High school graduate	47.1%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	52.9%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Appleton	Atkins
Drove alone	83.7%	84.5%
Carpooled	16.3%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Appleton	Atkins
1-unit, detached	74.3%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Appleton	Atkins
Poverty rate	23.4%	14.6%
Average household size	2.10	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	34	21
Median year structure built	2002	1976