Eau Claire vs New Troy

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

Eau Claire and New Troy 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 379 in New Troy). Eau Claire has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $60,250 in New Troy). New Troy has the higher median home value ($174,400 vs $130,000 in Eau Claire).

Population, income & housing

	Eau Claire	New Troy
Population	507	379
Median age	37.9 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,500	$60,250
Median home value	$130,000	$174,400
Median gross rent	$861	$975
Housing units	209	171
Homeownership rate	83.8%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eau Claire	New Troy
Population	740 → 507 (-31.5%)	487 → 379 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$52,250 → $62,500 (+19.6%)	$46,667 → $60,250 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $130,000 (+15.9%)	$131,900 → $174,400 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $861 (+0.1%)	$728 → $975 (+33.9%)

Eau Claire

Population

740507

Median household income

$52,250$62,500

Median home value

$112,200$130,000

Median gross rent

$860$861

New Troy

Population

487379

Median household income

$46,667$60,250

Median home value

$131,900$174,400

Median gross rent

$728$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eau Claire	New Troy
Under 5	10.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	17.7%
25 to 34	15.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	5.0%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	20.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	4.7%
75 and over	5.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eau Claire	New Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	80.5%
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%	16.1%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eau Claire	New Troy
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.4%
High school graduate	28.4%	62.6%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eau Claire	New Troy
Drove alone	84.3%	88.7%
Carpooled	5.2%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	6.1%
Other means	2.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eau Claire	New Troy
1-unit, detached	87.1%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	4.1%
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	New Troy
Poverty rate	18.9%	29.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1968	1960