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A town of 553, settled in 1889.
1.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Appleby, below both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Mangham-McIlwain Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Appleby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 280 in 1970, 552 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Appleby, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Appleby.
Appleby’s middle household income is $84,000, above Texas’ towns ($69,000) and close to U.S. towns ($80,000). Most people who work leave Appleby to do it: just 1% work in town. The top destinations are Nacogdoches (45%), Lufkin (7%) and Houston (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.
| Appleby | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (13% statewide); children under 18 are 19% of residents (25% statewide). 19% of residents are under 18 in Appleby. Texas has just over a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 36%.
| Appleby | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.4 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Appleby | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.5% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Appleby, the share who have high blood pressure is 37%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Appleby is ahead of Texas on 9 and behind on 6. Among adults in the town, 24% have been diagnosed with depression and 75% had a checkup this year.
| Appleby | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Appleby | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.4% | 16.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On expected storm and flood damage, Appleby sits below 57% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2023: one. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 49% come from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Appleby
About 7 of every 100 Appleby residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Where Appleby’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Texas, United States
Appleby is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. Its population was 552 at the 2020 census. The community was named for James Appleby, a former auditor of the Houston, East and West Texas Railway.
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Appleby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.