Oak Ridge vs Old Appleton

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

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

Oak Ridge has the higher population (258 vs 80 in Old Appleton). Old Appleton has the higher median household income ($75,625 vs $68,542 in Oak Ridge). Oak Ridge has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $101,400 in Old Appleton).

Population, income & housing

	Oak Ridge	Old Appleton
Population	258	80
Median age	50.0 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,542	$75,625
Median home value	$145,800	$101,400
Median gross rent	$933	—
Housing units	110	31
Homeownership rate	87.6%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oak Ridge	Old Appleton
Population	255 → 258 (+1.2%)	74 → 80 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $68,542 (+44.3%)	$61,250 → $75,625 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$102,800 → $145,800 (+41.8%)	$95,000 → $101,400 (+6.7%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $933 (+16.6%)	$1,292 → $700 (-45.8%)

Oak Ridge

Population

255258

Median household income

$47,500$68,542

Median home value

$102,800$145,800

Median gross rent

$800$933

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)

	Oak Ridge	Old Appleton
Under 5	4.3%	13.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	26.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	5.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	20.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	2.5%
75 and over	13.6%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oak Ridge	Old Appleton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.4%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oak Ridge	Old Appleton
No high school diploma	22.5%	1.9%
High school graduate	39.8%	54.7%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oak Ridge	Old Appleton
Drove alone	83.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oak Ridge	Old Appleton
1-unit, detached	85.5%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Oak Ridge	Old Appleton
Poverty rate	11.2%	5.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	30	51
Median year structure built	1967	1938