Eau Claire, WI

Census Place

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2024 Population
70,322
US Senator
Ron Johnson
Republican Party
US Senator
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32.9
0.303% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.3%
0.633% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$67,395
3.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$247,600
8.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
39,973
2.66% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Eau Claire, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Eau Claire, WI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Eau Claire, WI are University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2,878 degrees awarded in 2023) and Chippewa Valley Technical College (2,552 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Eau Claire, WI was $247,600, and the homeownership rate was 54.4%.

Most people in Eau Claire, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Eau Claire, WI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Eau Claire, WI is home to a population of 70.3k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.7% of Eau Claire, WI residents were born outside of the country (2.61k people).

In 2024, there were 15.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (60.1k people) in Eau Claire, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.78k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.81k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Eau Claire, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Eau Claire, WI was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eau Claire, WI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    60.1k ± 756
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    3.78k ± 518
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.81k ± 379
2.9%
Hispanic Population
2.04k people

In 2024, there were 15.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (60.1k people) in Eau Claire, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.78k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.81k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.9% of the people in Eau Claire, WI are hispanic (2.04k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    89,915 ± 7,306 people
  2. India
    21,992 ± 3,634 people
  3. China
    14,287 ± 2,931 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 89,915 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 21,992 and China with 14,287.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.61k people
3.69%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.56k people

As of 2024, 3.7% of Eau Claire, WI residents (2.61k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Eau Claire, WI was 3.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,007 ± 226
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    570 ± 191
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    371 ± 137

Eau Claire, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Eau Claire, WI employs 40k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Eau Claire, WI were Retail Trade (7,294 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,601 people), and Manufacturing (4,584 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($133,542), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($132,604), and Utilities ($97,857).

Employment

Occupations

40k
2024 Value
± 1,616
2.66%
1 Year growth
± 5.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eau Claire, WI grew at a rate of 2.66%, from 38.9k employees to 40k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eau Claire, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,323 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,880 people), and Management Occupations (3,458 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eau Claire, WI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

40k
2024 Value
± 1,616
2.66%
1 Year growth
± 5.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Eau Claire, WI grew at a rate of 2.66%, from 38.9k employees to 40k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eau Claire, WI, are Retail Trade (7,294 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,601 people), and Manufacturing (4,584 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eau Claire, WI, though some of these residents may live in Eau Claire, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,392
Median earning men ± $1,935
$34,078
Median earning women ± $1,828

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($132,604), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,211), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($56,179), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,132), and Construction ($49,432).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.6%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.518%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson
Senator from Wisconsin3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tammy Baldwin
Senator from Wisconsin1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Eau Claire, WI awarded 5,430 degrees. The student population of Eau Claire, WI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 7,704 male students and 10,485 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Eau Claire, WI are White (4,733 and 88.9%), Asian (176 and 3.31%), Two or More Races (155 and 2.91%), and Hispanic or Latino (96 and 1.8%).

The largest universities in Eau Claire, WI by number of degrees awarded are University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2,878 and 53%) and Chippewa Valley Technical College (2,552 and 47%).

The most popular majors in Eau Claire, WI are General Business Administration & Management (543 and 10%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (354 and 6.52%), and Registered Nursing (290 and 5.34%).

The median tuition cost in Eau Claire, WI for a public four year colleges is $7,645 for in-state students and $16,884 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Eau Claire, WI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 76.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 18,189 (42.4% men and 57.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 18,189 students enrolled in Eau Claire, WI, 42.4% men and 57.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 15,213 records, of which 58.5% were women and 41.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    136 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    167 degrees awarded
  3. General Marketing & Marketing Management
    138 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Eau Claire, WI was General Business Administration & Management with 136 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    2,878 degrees awarded
  2. Chippewa Valley Technical College
    2,552 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with 2,878 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,152 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Eau Claire, WI, which is 0.656 times less than the 3,278 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,733 degrees mean that there were 26.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 176 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,645) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,632) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,987) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Eau Claire, WI was $247,600 in 2024, which is 0.744 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $228,000 to $247,600, a 8.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Eau Claire, WI is 54.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Eau Claire, WI have an average commute time of 16.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eau Claire, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$247,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,151
$16,596
Median Property Taxes
±$913

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Eau Claire, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

54.4%
Homeownership
2024
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.4% of the housing units in Eau Claire, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,395
Median Household Income
± $3,463
30.5k
Number of Households
± 1,433

In 2024, the median household income of the 30.5k households in Eau Claire, WI grew to $67,395 from the previous year's value of $65,369.

The following chart displays the households in Eau Claire, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Eau Claire, WI is from Wisconsin.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin
0.443
2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2023, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.492% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.4%)
  3. Carpooled (6.33%)

In 2024, 75.7% of workers in Eau Claire, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.33%).

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Commute Time

16.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eau Claire, WI have a shorter commute time (16.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.83% of the workforce in Eau Claire, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Eau Claire, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Eau Claire, WI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eau Claire, WI (9.54k out of 66.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Eau Claire, WI is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.2% of the population of Eau Claire, WI has health coverage, with 52.1% on employee plans, 14.7% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 1.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wisconsin see 1,251 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,251 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1363 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 375 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 32.4% between 18 and 34 years, 31.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.76%
Uninsured
52.1%
Employer Coverage
14.7%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
14.7%
Non-Group
1.04%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Eau Claire, WI declined by 7.85% from 6.25% to 5.76%.

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