Appleton vs Kerkhoven

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

Appleton and Kerkhoven 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 826 in Kerkhoven). Kerkhoven has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $40,117 in Appleton). Kerkhoven has the higher median home value ($155,600 vs $71,300 in Appleton).

Population, income & housing

	Appleton	Kerkhoven
Population	1,360	826
Median age	51.6 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,117	$73,750
Median home value	$71,300	$155,600
Median gross rent	$682	$803
Housing units	758	344
Homeownership rate	72.3%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Appleton	Kerkhoven
Population	1,412 → 1,360 (-3.7%)	691 → 826 (+19.5%)
Median household income	$34,856 → $40,117 (+15.1%)	$45,385 → $73,750 (+62.5%)
Median home value	$49,900 → $71,300 (+42.9%)	$88,000 → $155,600 (+76.8%)
Median gross rent	$528 → $682 (+29.2%)	$613 → $803 (+31.0%)

Appleton

Population

1,4121,360

Median household income

$34,856$40,117

Median home value

$49,900$71,300

Median gross rent

$528$682

Kerkhoven

Population

691826

Median household income

$45,385$73,750

Median home value

$88,000$155,600

Median gross rent

$613$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Appleton	Kerkhoven
Under 5	2.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.7%	22.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	3.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	6.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.2%	5.0%
75 and over	14.6%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Appleton	Kerkhoven
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	78.6%
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%	0.1%
Two or more races	9.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Appleton	Kerkhoven
No high school diploma	7.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	40.3%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Appleton	Kerkhoven
Drove alone	73.0%	72.7%
Carpooled	12.4%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.5%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Appleton	Kerkhoven
1-unit, detached	66.1%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	10.2%
20 or more units	12.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Appleton	Kerkhoven
Poverty rate	20.5%	11.3%
Average household size	2.09	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1959	1973