Appleton, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Appleton, WI: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 116,633. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet APPLETON-WI · Appleton, WI 4 ZIPs · 116,633 pop · #7738/25278 · Winnebago County and Outagamie County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,922
  • RANK-UPPER #7738/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Neenah
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-MID 116,633
  • SPREAD-MOD 54911→54913
  • HOME-MID $279,150

Nearest income peer: Neenah, WI (+ $947 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Appleton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Appleton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Appleton, WI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
116,633
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,922
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (4) - lead code 54915 (41,855 residents). Household income $84,922 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Appleton as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Rio is the closest lower-income city and Brule the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Appleton.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Appleton differ

Appleton's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $67,001 in ZIP 54911 to $105,385 in ZIP 54913, while home values span $216,100 in 54911 to $393,400 in 54913. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.6×

54911 to 54913

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.8×

54911 to 54913

Poverty-rate spread
7.4 points

54913 to 54911

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Appleton residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Appleton: the largest, 54915, is only about 36% of 116,633 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Appleton

Citywide ZBP: 3,698 establishments, 78,485 employees , annual payroll $4,659,667k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54914 (1,063 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (569) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Appleton, WI

These ZIP codes straddle Winnebago County and Outagamie County, so county-level figures split Appleton between several administrative records. See the Winnebago County roll-up →

Appleton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Winnebago County and Outagamie County: Kaukauna, Greenville and Hortonville earn more and Oshkosh, Menasha and Little Chute earn less. Greenville marks the far end of that range at $119,508, 41% above Appleton.

Side-by-side: Compare 54915 vs 54914 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54915 41,855 $87,426 807 1,029
54914 30,475 $79,875 1,063 661
54911 26,674 $67,001 923 1,242
54913 17,629 $105,385 905 108

Appleton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Appleton, .