About Appleton

Appleton is a very small town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 3,702 people and just one neighborhood, Appleton is the 185th largest community in Minnesota. Appleton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Appleton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Appleton is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Appleton who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.06%), sales jobs (10.87%), and management occupations (8.56%).

In addition, many people in Appleton have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

A relatively large number of people in Appleton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Appleton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.29 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Appleton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Appleton Information and Demographics

In Appleton, just 11.20% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Appleton in 2000 was $13,624, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $54,496 for a family of four.

Appleton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Appleton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Appleton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Appleton include German, Norwegian, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Appleton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Pacific Island languages.