Appleton, WI Metro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Appleton, WI Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 164,958. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 9,220 people without a high school diploma (ie. 5.59% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 75.01% White Alone, and 4.32% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 50,904 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 30.86% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.04% White Alone, and 1.02% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 54,362 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 32.96% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.47% White Alone, and 0.94% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 50,472 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 30.60% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.19% White Alone, and 0.46% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 6916 75.01
Black Alone 398 4.32
Asian Alone 823 8.93
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 126 1.37
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 502 5.45
Two or More Races 455 4.93
Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 6515 70.66
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1214 13.17
All Other Ethnicities 1491 16.17
Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 47363 93.04
Black Alone 519 1.02
Asian Alone 1072 2.11
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 618 1.21
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 522 1.02
Two or More Races 810 1.59
Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 46896 92.13
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1314 2.58
All Other Ethnicities 2694 5.29
Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 50269 92.47
Black Alone 513 0.94
Asian Alone 1066 1.96
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 769 1.42
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 13 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 451 0.83
Two or More Races 1281 2.36
Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 49249 90.60
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2042 3.76
All Other Ethnicities 3071 5.65
Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 47036 93.19
Black Alone 234 0.46
Asian Alone 1617 3.20
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 272 0.54
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 278 0.55
Two or More Races 1035 2.05
Appleton, WI Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 46612 92.35
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 797 1.58
All Other Ethnicities 3063 6.07