Eau Claire is home to 70,322 people in Wisconsin. This skews young, with a median age of 32.9. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 17 minutes. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,395, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eau Claire
What changed most since 1990
White share94.5% → 85.5%(−9.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$124,324 → $247,600(+99%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.1%(570)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(552)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.3%(1,014)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.2%(289)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(60)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,141 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Eau Claire, decade by decade
Eau Claire population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
56,930
$59,366
$124,324
23.3%
13.1
2000
61,704
$66,306
$167,046
28.9%
17.0
2010
65,883
$59,794
$196,940
32.1%
22.7
2020
69,421
$72,365
$200,835
33.9%
34.4
2024
70,322
$67,395
$247,600
36.7%
32.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
