Appleton vs De Graff

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

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

Appleton has the higher population (1,360 vs 73 in De Graff). De Graff has the higher median household income ($68,500 vs $40,117 in Appleton). De Graff has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $71,300 in Appleton).

Population, income & housing

	Appleton	De Graff
Population	1,360	73
Median age	51.6 yrs	59.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,117	$68,500
Median home value	$71,300	$100,000
Median gross rent	$682	—
Housing units	758	57
Homeownership rate	72.3%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Appleton	De Graff
Population	1,412 → 1,360 (-3.7%)	126 → 73 (-42.1%)
Median household income	$34,856 → $40,117 (+15.1%)	$50,000 → $68,500 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$49,900 → $71,300 (+42.9%)	$80,600 → $100,000 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$528 → $682 (+29.2%)	$675 → $625 (-7.4%)

Appleton

Population

1,4121,360

Median household income

$34,856$40,117

Median home value

$49,900$71,300

Median gross rent

$528$682

De Graff

Population

12673

Median household income

$50,000$68,500

Median home value

$80,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$675$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Appleton	De Graff
Under 5	2.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	21.7%	1.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	4.1%
25 to 34	8.2%	16.4%
35 to 44	6.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	21.9%
65 to 74	14.2%	11.0%
75 and over	14.6%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Appleton	De Graff
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Appleton	De Graff
No high school diploma	7.8%	4.5%
High school graduate	40.3%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Appleton	De Graff
Drove alone	73.0%	75.0%
Carpooled	12.4%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Appleton	De Graff
1-unit, detached	66.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Appleton	De Graff
Poverty rate	20.5%	4.1%
Average household size	2.09	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1959	1942