Appleton vs Kimberly

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

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

Appleton has the higher population (74,873 vs 7,432 in Kimberly). Appleton has the higher median household income ($77,450 vs $68,295 in Kimberly). Appleton has the higher median home value ($211,500 vs $196,900 in Kimberly).

Population, income & housing

	Appleton	Kimberly
Population	74,873	7,432
Median age	36.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,450	$68,295
Median home value	$211,500	$196,900
Median gross rent	$957	$1,056
Housing units	31,999	3,231
Homeownership rate	66.7%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Appleton	Kimberly
Population	74,139 → 74,873 (+1.0%)	6,770 → 7,432 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$58,112 → $77,450 (+33.3%)	$53,884 → $68,295 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$147,800 → $211,500 (+43.1%)	$146,900 → $196,900 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $957 (+18.4%)	$737 → $1,056 (+43.3%)

Appleton

Population

74,13974,873

Median household income

$58,112$77,450

Median home value

$147,800$211,500

Median gross rent

$808$957

Kimberly

Population

6,7707,432

Median household income

$53,884$68,295

Median home value

$146,900$196,900

Median gross rent

$737$1,056

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Appleton	Kimberly
Under 5	6.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	14.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	17.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.1%
75 and over	6.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Appleton	Kimberly
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	88.4%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	6.7%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Appleton	Kimberly
No high school diploma	5.8%	5.5%
High school graduate	25.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Appleton	Kimberly
Drove alone	75.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	9.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	10.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Appleton	Kimberly
1-unit, detached	66.6%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	6.9%
20 or more units	6.8%	13.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Appleton	Kimberly
Poverty rate	8.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1971	1975