Eau Claire vs Galien

A side-by-side comparison of Eau Claire and Galien: population, income, housing, and more.

Eau Claire and Galien are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Galien has the higher population (519 vs 507 in Eau Claire). Eau Claire has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $51,458 in Galien). Eau Claire has the higher median home value ($130,000 vs $126,300 in Galien).

Population, income & housing

	Eau Claire	Galien
Population	507	519
Median age	37.9 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$51,458
Median home value	$130,000	$126,300
Median gross rent	$861	$993
Housing units	209	220
Homeownership rate	83.8%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eau Claire	Galien
Population	740 → 507 (-31.5%)	473 → 519 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$52,250 → $62,500 (+19.6%)	$53,750 → $51,458 (-4.3%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $130,000 (+15.9%)	$91,300 → $126,300 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $861 (+0.1%)	$792 → $993 (+25.4%)

Eau Claire

Population

740507

Median household income

$52,250$62,500

Median home value

$112,200$130,000

Median gross rent

$860$861

Galien

Population

473519

Median household income

$53,750$51,458

Median home value

$91,300$126,300

Median gross rent

$792$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eau Claire	Galien
Under 5	10.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	12.8%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.0%	17.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	16.2%
45 to 54	14.8%	8.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	8.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.0%
75 and over	5.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eau Claire	Galien
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	87.3%
Black or African American	6.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.6%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eau Claire	Galien
No high school diploma	8.8%	14.5%
High school graduate	28.4%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eau Claire	Galien
Drove alone	84.3%	85.6%
Carpooled	5.2%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	2.2%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eau Claire	Galien
1-unit, detached	87.1%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Eau Claire	Galien
Poverty rate	18.9%	17.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1968	1958