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Appleton Area School District Overview

Fox Valley Technical College located in Appleton Area School District area. A total of 39,601 households are located in Appleton Area School District area. Among them, 11,922 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.05 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 27,923 and 24,061 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.68% (2,542) of residents are non-citizens and 10.07% (9,557) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Appleton Area School District, Wisconsin
Household	39,601
Population	94,910
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	11,922 (30.11%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	27,923
Total Students	24,061
Pre-Kindergarten	1,480
Kindergarten	1,426
Grade 1-8	9,544
Grade 9-12	5,366
College/Graduate School	6,245
Veterans	75,071
Non-citizen	2,542
Non-English Home Language	9,557
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

77,820 residents are over the age of 16 and 54,002 people are in labor force. Among them, 53,953 people are in civilian labor force and 49 are in armed labor force. 52,139 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Appleton Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	51,559	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	42,982	83.36%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,756	7.28%
Public transportation	428	0.83%
Walked	1,614	3.13%
Other method	649	1.26%
Worked from home	2,130	4.13%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	52,139	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	19,302	37.02%
Service	8,334	15.98%
Sales and office	11,434	21.93%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,318	6.36%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,751	18.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	52,139	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	284	0.54%
Construction	2,726	5.23%
Manufacturing	11,092	21.27%
Wholesale trade	1,356	2.60%
Retail trade	5,983	11.48%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,962	3.76%
Information	786	1.51%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,606	6.92%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,756	9.12%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,871	20.85%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,026	9.64%
Other services, except public administration	2,243	4.30%
Public administration	1,448	2.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	52,139	-
Private wage and salary workers	45,071	86.44%
Government workers	4,894	9.39%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,113	4.05%
Unpaid family workers	61	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,692 for the 39,601 households in Appleton Area School District area, Wisconsin. The average income of a single worker is $34,820. 91,826 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.10%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	39,601	-
Less than $10,000	1,410	3.56%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,393	3.52%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,851	9.72%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,021	10.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,280	13.33%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,184	20.67%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,710	14.42%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,650	14.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,267	5.72%
More than $200,000	1,835	4.63%
Median Household Income	$60,607	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,692	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	24,468	-
Less than $10,000	472	1.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	544	2.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,357	5.55%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,853	7.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,497	10.21%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,025	20.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,340	17.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,656	19.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,095	8.56%
More than $200,000	1,629	6.66%

Median Family Income	$77,895	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$98,435	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,820	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$53,005	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$53,005	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	96,557	-
With health insurance coverage	91,826	95.10%
Public coverage	29,366	30.41%
Private health insurance	73,623	76.25%
Without health insurance coverage	4,731	4.90%

Housing

There are 41,337 housing units in Appleton Area School District area, Wisconsin with 39,601 units (95.80%) occupied. 25,648 houses (64.77%) are occupied by owner and 13,953 houses (35.23%) are rented. The average housing value is $157,300 and the average rental cost is $820. 991 houses (2.40%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,215 houses (19.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,337	-
Occupied	39,601	95.80%
Owner Occupied	25,648	64.77%
Renter Occupied	13,953	35.23%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	25,970	62.83%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,518	6.09%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,619	30.53%
Mobile Homes	223	0.54%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	7	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,337	-
Built 2014 or later	991	2.40%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,272	3.08%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,329	10.47%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,603	13.55%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,823	14.09%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,477	15.67%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,114	9.95%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,513	10.92%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,215	19.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,337	-
1 room	530	1.28%
2 rooms	736	1.78%
3 rooms	3,522	8.52%
4 rooms	6,944	16.80%
5 rooms	7,861	19.02%
6 rooms	7,500	18.14%
7 rooms	5,423	13.12%
8 rooms	3,413	8.26%
9 rooms or more	5,408	13.08%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,337	-
no bedroom	589	1.42%
1 bedroom	3,536	8.55%
2 bedrooms	12,526	30.30%
3 bedrooms	16,868	40.81%
4 bedrooms	6,392	15.46%
5 bedrooms or more	1,426	3.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	25,648	-
Less than $50,000	524	2.04%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,720	10.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,362	32.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,594	25.71%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,899	19.10%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,968	7.67%
$500,000 - $999,999	456	1.78%
$1,000,000 or more	125	0.49%
Median House Value	$157,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	13,617	-
Less than $500	935	6.87%
$500 - $999	9,364	68.77%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,937	21.57%
$1,500 - $1,999	233	1.71%
$2,000 - $2,499	97	0.71%
$2,500 - $2,999	26	0.19%
$3,000 or more	25	0.18%
Median Rental Costs	$820	-

Demographic

A total of 97,579 people lives in Appleton Area School District area, Wisconsin with 48,173 male and 49,406 female. The males to female ratio is 49.37 to 50.63. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	97,579	-
Male	48,173	49.37%
Female	49,406	50.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	97,579	-
Under 5 years	6,207	6.36%
5 - 9 years	6,497	6.66%
10 - 14 years	5,682	5.82%
15 - 19 years	6,370	6.53%
20 - 24 years	6,866	7.04%
25 - 34 years	14,197	14.55%
35 - 44 years	12,166	12.47%
45 - 54 years	12,847	13.17%
55 - 59 years	6,914	7.09%
60 - 64 years	5,555	5.69%
65 - 74 years	8,335	8.54%
75 - 84 years	4,130	4.23%
85 years and older	1,813	1.86%
Median Age	37.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	97,579	-
One Race	95,476	97.84%
White	83,467	85.54%
Black or African American	2,804	2.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	525	0.54%
Asian	6,398	6.56%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	59	0.06%
Other	2,223	2.28%

Two or more races	2,103	2.16%
White and Black or African American	654	0.67%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	330	0.34%
White and Asian	549	0.56%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	13	0.01%