Eau Claire

Population: 507
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $130,000

Eau Claire, a community in Berrien County, Michigan, has 507 residents. At $62,500, its median household income sits in line with Berrien County's $63,152.

From 2019 to 2023, Eau Claire's population declined 31.5% from 740 to 507, while its median home value rose 15.9% from $112,200 to $130,000.

Owners occupy 83.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 507
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $130,000
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 209
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

740507

Median household income

$52,250$62,500

Median home value

$112,200$130,000

Median gross rent

$860$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	740	$52,250	$112,200	$860
2020	763	$55,000	$121,200	$842
2021	759	$48,409	$108,700	$854
2022	604	$61,667	$131,500	$933
2023	507	$62,500	$130,000	$861

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	10.7%
5 to 17	65	12.8%
18 to 24	36	7.1%
25 to 34	76	15.0%
35 to 44	64	12.6%
45 to 54	75	14.8%
55 to 64	66	13.0%
65 to 74	45	8.9%
75 and over	26	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	368	72.6%
Black or African American	32	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree18.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	8.8%
High school graduate	100	28.4%
Some college or associate's	100	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	56	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	65	18.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	226	84.3%
Carpooled	14	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.9%
Other means	7	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	90	34.2%
15 to 29 min	102	38.8%
30 to 44 min	58	22.1%
45 to 59 min	13	4.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 18.9% (96 of 507)

	Count	Share
Family households	97	49.0%
Nonfamily households	101	51.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	198	94.7%
Vacant	11	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	166	83.8%
Renter-occupied	32	16.2%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	182	87.1%
1-unit, attached	8	3.8%
2 to 4 units	16	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2624580
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.9887, -86.3059