Appleton City vs Collins

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

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

Appleton City has the higher population (1,187 vs 105 in Collins). Appleton City has the higher median household income ($44,615 vs $40,417 in Collins). Appleton City has the higher median home value ($86,500 vs $75,600 in Collins).

Population, income & housing

	Appleton City	Collins
Population	1,187	105
Median age	39.5 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,615	$40,417
Median home value	$86,500	$75,600
Median gross rent	$503	—
Housing units	625	72
Homeownership rate	55.4%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Appleton City	Collins
Population	1,163 → 1,187 (+2.1%)	192 → 105 (-45.3%)
Median household income	$33,092 → $44,615 (+34.8%)	$36,667 → $40,417 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$61,800 → $86,500 (+40.0%)	$53,500 → $75,600 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$520 → $503 (-3.3%)	$446 → $428 (-4.0%)

Appleton City

Population

1,1631,187

Median household income

$33,092$44,615

Median home value

$61,800$86,500

Median gross rent

$520$503

Collins

Population

192105

Median household income

$36,667$40,417

Median home value

$53,500$75,600

Median gross rent

$446$428

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Appleton City	Collins
Under 5	4.8%	8.6%
5 to 17	13.9%	21.0%
18 to 24	12.7%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	17.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	2.9%
45 to 54	7.1%	1.9%
55 to 64	8.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.4%	4.8%
75 and over	20.0%	18.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Appleton City	Collins
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	98.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Appleton City	Collins
No high school diploma	14.7%	7.9%
High school graduate	41.6%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Appleton City	Collins
Drove alone	76.3%	87.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	12.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Appleton City	Collins
1-unit, detached	68.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Appleton City	Collins
Poverty rate	14.2%	34.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1972	1968