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| Males: 490 |  (44.8%) |
| Females: 604 |  (55.2%) |
| Median resident age: |  46.4 years |
| Missouri median age: |  38.4 years |
Zip codes: 64724.
| Appleton City: | $37,534 |
| MO: | $51,746 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $24,522 (it was $12,566 in 2000)
Appleton City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $82,777 (it was $44,600 in 2000)
| Appleton City: | $82,777 |
| MO: | $151,400 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $116,011; Detached houses: $113,937; Mobile homes: $170,143
Median gross rent in 2016: $496.
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Races in Appleton City, MO (2010)
- 1,08796.5%White alone
- 191.7%Two or more races
- 80.7%Hispanic
- 70.6%Black alone
- 60.5%American Indian alone
Races in Appleton City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (38.9%), American (25.3%), Irish (7.5%), English (6.5%), Scottish (1.8%), Norwegian (1.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated in 1871
Elevation: 836 feet
Land area: 1.15 square miles.
Population density: 955 people per square mile (low).
For population 25 years and over in Appleton City:
- High school or higher: 86.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Appleton City city:
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 42.5%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 17.1%
- Divorced: 15.3%
30 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America).
| This city: | 2.5% |
| Missouri: | 3.9% |
According to our research of Missouri and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Appleton City, Missouri as of July 17, 2019.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Appleton City is 590 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $878 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $818 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lee's Summit, MO 
(54.0 miles , pop. 70,700).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (67.6 miles , pop. 441,545).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (403.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities: Montrose, MO (2.3 miles ),
Rockville, MO (3.0 miles)
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La Due, MO (3.4 miles)
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Schell City, MO (3.6 miles ),
Deepwater, MO (3.8 miles ),
Lowry City, MO (4.1 miles ),
Brownington, MO (4.1 miles)
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Butler, MO (4.2 miles ).
Latitude: 38.19 N, Longitude: 94.03 W
Area code: 660
| Crime rates in Appleton City by Year | ||||||||||||||
| Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| per 100,000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rapes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| per 100,000 | 75.1 | 0.0 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Robberies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| per 100,000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Assaults | 4 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| per 100,000 | 300.3 | 761.0 | 0.0 | 920.2 | 301.2 | 460.8 | 390.9 | 79.6 | 321.0 | 353.7 | 540.1 | 0.0 | 734.6 | 92.2 |
| Burglaries | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| per 100,000 | 375.4 | 76.1 | 908.4 | 766.9 | 75.3 | 768.0 | 1,329.2 | 636.4 | 561.8 | 353.7 | 900.1 | 277.5 | 1,193.8 | 368.7 |
| Theft | 22 | 25 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 5 |
| per 100,000 | 1,651.7 | 1,902.6 | 1,514.0 | 2,377.3 | 2,409.6 | 1,536.1 | 1,016.4 | 556.9 | 963.1 | 1,679.9 | 1,260.1 | 832.6 | 2,846.6 | 460.8 |
| Auto thefts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| per 100,000 | 75.1 | 76.1 | 151.4 | 153.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 79.6 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 180.0 | 92.5 | 91.8 | 92.2 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| per 100,000 | 75.1 | 0.0 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 78.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 283.6) | 227.4 | 249.5 | 204.9 | 345.1 | 161.9 | 207.4 | 211.9 | 89.1 | 212.7 | 162.7 | 235.8 | 60.1 | 351.7 | 70.0 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Appleton City detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 0.92 |
| Missouri average: | 2.47 |
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Missouri: | 4.5% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Transportation and warehousing (12%)
- Other services, except public administration (9%)
- Health care and social assistance (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Health care and social assistance (45%)
- Other services, except public administration (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Construction (3%)
- Transportation occupations (25%)
- Sales and related occupations (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Community and social service occupations (6%)
- Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (29%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Personal care and service occupations (11%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Community and social service occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (4%)
Average climate in Appleton City, Missouri
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Appleton City-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/4/1999, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Appleton City city center injured one person and caused $50,000 in damages.
On 4/19/1973, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.8 miles away from the city center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Appleton City-area historical earthquake activity is near Missouri state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 255.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 257.0 miles away from Appleton City center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 333.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 270.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 230.2 miles away from Appleton City center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 232.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in St. Clair County (3) is a lot smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 3 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Byron Calame - Newspaper editor, Donald L. Cox - Field Marshall of the Black Panther Party, Vester Pegg - Actor.
Hospitals and medical centers in Appleton City:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Appleton City:
- University of Central Missouri (about 43 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,952)
- Southwest Baptist University (about 53 miles; Bolivar, MO; FT enrollment: 2,783)
- State Fair Community College (about 55 miles; Sedalia, MO; FT enrollment: 3,581)
- Wright Career College (about 63 miles; Overland Park, KS; FT enrollment: 3,107)
- MidAmerica Nazarene University (about 63 miles; Olathe, KS; FT enrollment: 2,158)
- Johnson County Community College (about 64 miles; Overland Park, KS; FT enrollment: 11,976)
- Rockhurst University (about 66 miles; Kansas City, MO; FT enrollment: 2,013)
Public high school in Appleton City:
- APPLETON CITY HIGH (Students: 176, Location: 408 W 4TH, Grades: 6-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Appleton City:
- APPLETON CITY ELEM. (Students: 194, Location: 408 W 4TH, Grades: KG-5)
- HUDSON ELEM. (Students: 59, Location: 15012 NE STATE ROUTE 52, Grades: PK-8)
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(17.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.2% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Appleton City, MO
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
| This city: | 2.2 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 56.1% |
| Whole state: | 65.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
73 people in nursing homes in 2000
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Banks with branches in Appleton City (2011 data):
- Community First Bank: Appleton City Branch at 214-16 West 4th Street, branch established on 1913/01/01. Info updated 2010/08/12: Bank assets: $158.6 mil, Deposits: $135.2 mil, headquarters in Butler, MO, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Community First Bancshares, Inc.
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.0 |
| Missouri average: | 10.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Appleton City city (based on St. Clair County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,694 | 20 |
| Mainline Protestant | 768 | 9 |
| Catholic | 80 | 1 |
| None | 5,263 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| St. Clair County: | 6.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| Missouri: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
| St. Clair County: | 5.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
| Here: | 11.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 10.2% |
| Missouri: | 8.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| St. Clair County: | 28.8% |
| Missouri: | 29.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 13.8% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| This city: | 49.4% |
| Missouri: | 49.8% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| This city: | 44.9% |
| State: | 46.9% |
Average BMI:
| Appleton City: | 28.9 |
| Missouri: | 28.7 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Appleton City: | 21.8% |
| Missouri: | 21.0% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| Appleton City: | 12.3% |
| Missouri: | 10.4% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| Appleton City: | 7.0 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Appleton City: | 33.9% |
| State: | 34.3% |
General health condition:
| This city: | 54.2% |
| State: | 56.3% |
Average condition of hearing:
| Here: | 74.3% |
| Missouri: | 78.8% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Appleton City, MO Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration | 1 | $3,613 | $43,356 | 1 | $4,993 |
| Other Government Administration | 3 | $5,183 | $20,732 | 1 | $1,351 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 2 | $31,764 | $190,584 | 1 | $8,803 |
| Streets and Highways | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,014 | |
| Sewerage | 2 | $9,959 | $59,754 | 1 | $3,722 |
| Parks and Recreation | 0 | $0 | 5 | $1,691 | |
| Local Libraries | 0 | $0 | 3 | $6,137 | |
| Totals for Government | 8 | $50,519 | $75,779 | 14 | $33,711 |
6.77% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($27,743 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.77% |
| Missouri average: | 6.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Henry County, MO | 0.84% ($16,692 average AGI) |
| from Jackson County, MO | 0.81% ($37,480) |
| from Cedar County, MO | 0.39% ($20,750) |
6.80% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($27,005 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.80% |
| Missouri average: | 6.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Henry County, MO | 1.48% ($25,022 average AGI) |
| to Polk County, MO | 0.64% ($31,800) |
| to Greene County, MO | 0.42% ($30,692) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Appleton City:
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KDKD (1280 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, MO; Owner: CLINTON RADIO COMPANY)
- KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRMS (1150 AM; 10 kW; OSAGE BEACH, MO; Owner: VIPER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
- KMAM (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BUTLER, MO; Owner: BATES COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Appleton City:
- KDKD-FM (95.3 FM; CLINTON, MO; Owner: CLINTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- KLRQ (96.1 FM; CLINTON, MO; Owner: B & F BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCFX (101.1 FM; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
- KCVJ (92.3 FM; OSCEOLA, MO; Owner: LAKE AREA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KMOE (92.1 FM; BUTLER, MO; Owner: BATES COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Appleton City fatal accident list:
Jul 9, 2010 07:12 PM, Hickoryave, 2ndst, Lat: 38.18833, Lon: -94.02811, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 10m33ftTotal length
- 1,758Total average daily traffic
- 192Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,911Total future (year 2034) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Appleton City)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Appleton City and their reported violations in the past:
APPLETON CITY (Population served: 1,127, Purch surface water):Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2011, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2011), St Public Notif received (DEC-27-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2012)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 9 minor monitoring violations
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 28
- Hazardous Condition: 2
Incident types - Appleton City
| Most common first names in Appleton City, MO among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| William | 30 | 79.6 years |
| John | 24 | 78.4 years |
| James | 21 | 72.3 years |
| Charles | 20 | 75.6 years |
| Ralph | 14 | 75.3 years |
| Mary | 13 | 82.9 years |
| Lena | 13 | 87.2 years |
| George | 11 | 79.3 years |
| Edna | 11 | 85.7 years |
| Bessie | 11 | 83.5 years |
| Most common last names in Appleton City, MO among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Davis | 19 | 78.9 years |
| Smith | 19 | 81.5 years |
| Brown | 12 | 85.8 years |
| Jones | 12 | 78.0 years |
| Johnson | 11 | 81.5 years |
| Foster | 11 | 76.9 years |
| Miller | 10 | 78.1 years |
| Rice | 9 | 71.6 years |
| Dines | 9 | 83.2 years |
| Bailey | 8 | 83.0 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (41%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (9%)
- Other fuel (2%)
Businesses in Appleton City, MO
- Ford: 1
- True Value: 1
- UPS: 1
Appleton City compared to Missouri state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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