Appleton City vs Vista

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

Appleton City and Vista 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 46 in Vista). Vista has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $44,615 in Appleton City). Since 2019, Appleton City's population has grown faster (+2.1% vs -2.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Appleton City	Vista
Population	1,187	46
Median age	39.5 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,615	$48,750
Median home value	$86,500	—
Median gross rent	$503	—
Housing units	625	18
Homeownership rate	55.4%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Appleton City	Vista
Population	1,163 → 1,187 (+2.1%)	47 → 46 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$33,092 → $44,615 (+34.8%)	$42,083 → $48,750 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$61,800 → $86,500 (+40.0%)	$45,000 → $48,300 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$520 → $503 (-3.3%)	—

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

Vista

Population

4746

Median household income

$42,083$48,750

Median home value

$45,000$48,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Appleton City	Vista
Under 5	4.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	28.3%
18 to 24	12.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.5%	8.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	37.0%
45 to 54	7.1%	6.5%
55 to 64	8.3%	4.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	4.3%
75 and over	20.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Appleton City	Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Appleton City	Vista
No high school diploma	14.7%	19.4%
High school graduate	41.6%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	12.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Appleton City	Vista
Drove alone	76.3%	88.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	11.5%
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	Vista
1-unit, detached	68.3%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Appleton City	Vista
Poverty rate	14.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.12	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	24	9
Median year structure built	1972	1986