Eau Claire vs Michiana

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

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

Eau Claire has the higher population (507 vs 289 in Michiana). Michiana has the higher median household income ($162,708 vs $62,500 in Eau Claire). Michiana has the higher median home value ($712,500 vs $130,000 in Eau Claire).

Population, income & housing

	Eau Claire	Michiana
Population	507	289
Median age	37.9 yrs	66.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$162,708
Median home value	$130,000	$712,500
Median gross rent	$861	—
Housing units	209	401
Homeownership rate	83.8%	97.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	81.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eau Claire	Michiana
Population	740 → 507 (-31.5%)	200 → 289 (+44.5%)
Median household income	$52,250 → $62,500 (+19.6%)	$87,500 → $162,708 (+86.0%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $130,000 (+15.9%)	$509,100 → $712,500 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $861 (+0.1%)	—

Eau Claire

Population

740507

Median household income

$52,250$62,500

Median home value

$112,200$130,000

Median gross rent

$860$861

Michiana

Population

200289

Median household income

$87,500$162,708

Median home value

$509,100$712,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eau Claire	Michiana
Under 5	10.7%	1.4%
5 to 17	12.8%	1.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	1.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	3.1%
45 to 54	14.8%	8.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	19.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	47.4%
75 and over	5.1%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eau Claire	Michiana
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	92.4%
Black or African American	6.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eau Claire	Michiana
No high school diploma	8.8%	0.4%
High school graduate	28.4%	5.7%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	56.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eau Claire	Michiana
Drove alone	84.3%	50.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	6.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	44.1%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eau Claire	Michiana
1-unit, detached	87.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Eau Claire	Michiana
Poverty rate	18.9%	3.8%
Average household size	2.56	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	20	51
Median year structure built	1968	1958