New Wells vs Old Appleton

A side-by-side comparison of New Wells and Old Appleton: population, income, housing, and more.

New Wells and Old Appleton are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Old Appleton has the higher population (80 vs 0 in New Wells). Since 2019, Old Appleton's population has grown faster (+8.1% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	New Wells	Old Appleton
Population	0	80
Median age	—	35.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,625
Median home value	—	$101,400
Housing units	0	31
Homeownership rate	—	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	11.3%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Wells	Old Appleton
Population	41 → 0 (-100.0%)	74 → 80 (+8.1%)
Median household income	—	$61,250 → $75,625 (+23.5%)
Median home value	—	$95,000 → $101,400 (+6.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,292 → $700 (-45.8%)

New Wells

Population

410

Old Appleton

Population

7480

Median household income

$61,250$75,625

Median home value

$95,000$101,400

Median gross rent

$1,292$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Wells	Old Appleton
Under 5	—	13.8%
5 to 17	—	15.0%
18 to 24	—	5.0%
25 to 34	—	10.0%
35 to 44	—	26.3%
45 to 54	—	5.0%
55 to 64	—	20.0%
65 to 74	—	2.5%
75 and over	—	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Wells	Old Appleton
White (non-Hispanic)	—	91.3%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Wells	Old Appleton
No high school diploma	—	1.9%
High school graduate	—	54.7%
Some college or associate's	—	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	—	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	—	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Wells	Old Appleton
Drove alone	—	76.3%
Carpooled	—	18.4%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	5.3%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Wells	Old Appleton
1-unit, detached	—	90.3%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	9.7%

Poverty & households

	New Wells	Old Appleton
Poverty rate	—	5.0%
Average household size	—	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	—	51
Median year structure built	—	1938