Eau Claire

Population: 69,274
Median household income: $65,369
Median home value: $228,000

Eau Claire is a community in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, home to 69,274 residents. At $65,369, its median household income sits below Eau Claire County's $71,834.

From 2019 to 2023, Eau Claire's population grew 1.6% from 68,187 to 69,274, while its median home value rose 47.1% from $155,000 to $228,000.

55.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 69,274
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,369
Median home value: $228,000
Median gross rent: $971
Housing units: 30,610
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,18769,274

Median household income

$55,477$65,369

Median home value

$155,000$228,000

Median gross rent

$835$971

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,187	$55,477	$155,000	$835
2020	68,720	$59,705	$165,700	$834
2021	69,030	$60,562	$178,000	$851
2022	69,098	$63,882	$209,200	$929
2023	69,274	$65,369	$228,000	$971

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 2420.1%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,551	5.1%
5 to 17	8,728	12.6%
18 to 24	13,906	20.1%
25 to 34	10,207	14.7%
35 to 44	8,092	11.7%
45 to 54	6,592	9.5%
55 to 64	6,959	10.0%
65 to 74	6,668	9.6%
75 and over	4,571	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	59,524	85.9%
Black or African American	869	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	223	0.3%
Asian	4,020	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	94	0.1%
Some other race	120	0.2%
Two or more races	2,459	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,965	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,605	3.7%
High school graduate	11,167	25.9%
Some college or associate's	15,215	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	10,156	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,946	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,180	76.7%
Carpooled	2,545	6.7%
Public transit	376	1.0%
Walked	1,263	3.3%
Bicycle	404	1.1%
Worked from home	4,129	10.9%
Other means	136	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,987	53.1%
15 to 29 min	11,851	35.0%
30 to 44 min	2,453	7.2%
45 to 59 min	596	1.8%
60+ min	1,017	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 14.2% (9,342 of 65,816)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,078	51.6%
Nonfamily households	14,129	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,207	95.4%
Vacant	1,403	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,193	55.4%
Renter-occupied	13,014	44.6%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,905	55.2%
1-unit, attached	2,411	7.9%
2 to 4 units	5,069	16.6%
5 to 19 units	3,508	11.5%
20 or more units	2,307	7.5%
Mobile home & other	410	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5522300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 2.09 sq mi
Center point: 44.8183, -91.4948