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Green Lake, WI vs Appleton, WI

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Highlights
- Household income in Appleton, is 44% more than it is in Green Lake and is 1% below the National Average.
- Green Lake unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Appleton unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Green Lake, WIAppleton, WIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.6%34.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%5.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.3%6.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,951$41,416$37,638
 Household Income$47,350$68,364$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,083$84,612$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Green Lake, WIAppleton, WIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.9%6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.3%7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K27.2%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.1%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.5%12.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.6%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.0%17.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%6.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Green Lake, WIAppleton, WIUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%15.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.8%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library2.9%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care1.3%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support30.8%20.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.9%19.0%13.1%
Reviews for Green Lake    1 Reviews

Green Lake is a quiet and quaint "Lake Living" country town. Large and beautiful spring fed lake - deepest in Wisconsin - is the epicenter of activity. Festivals,  More

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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 6 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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