Eau Claire County vs Washington County

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

Eau Claire County and Washington County are counties in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington County has the higher population (137,320 vs 106,328 in Eau Claire County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($95,851 vs $71,834 in Eau Claire County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($316,200 vs $242,400 in Eau Claire County).

Population, income & housing

	Eau Claire County	Washington County
Population	106,328	137,320
Median age	35.8 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,834	$95,851
Median home value	$242,400	$316,200
Median gross rent	$977	$1,126
Housing units	45,818	58,766
Homeownership rate	62.8%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eau Claire County	Washington County
Population	103,514 → 106,328 (+2.7%)	134,925 → 137,320 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$59,476 → $71,834 (+20.8%)	$77,663 → $95,851 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$169,400 → $242,400 (+43.1%)	$236,200 → $316,200 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $977 (+18.7%)	$908 → $1,126 (+24.0%)

Eau Claire County

Population

103,514106,328

Median household income

$59,476$71,834

Median home value

$169,400$242,400

Median gross rent

$823$977

Washington County

Population

134,925137,320

Median household income

$77,663$95,851

Median home value

$236,200$316,200

Median gross rent

$908$1,126

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eau Claire County	Washington County
Under 5	5.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	16.4%
18 to 24	15.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.6%
75 and over	6.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eau Claire County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	90.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eau Claire County	Washington County
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	26.1%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eau Claire County	Washington County
Drove alone	77.1%	79.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.2%
Walked	2.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.6%	12.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eau Claire County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	9.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Eau Claire County	Washington County
Poverty rate	11.5%	5.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1977	1984