COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thorp vs Eau Claire
PLACE A
Thorp, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Eau Claire, Pennsylvania
Thorp is 514% larger than Eau Claire. Eau Claire earns more, with a median household income $8,295 higher. Thorp has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -3%).
THORPEAU CLAIREDIFFERENCE
Total population1,781290+514% vs Eau Claire
Population density1,203227+976
Population growth10.7%-2.8%+13.6 pts
Median age45.739.6+6.1
Male46.2%57.0%−10.8 pts
Female53.8%43.0%+10.8 pts
Foreign-born1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.8%97.1%−5.2 pts
Black0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%0.0%+4.5 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other3.2%2.9%+0.3 pts
Median household income$53,424$61,719−$8,295
Per capita income$30,073$30,375−$302
Poverty rate9.8%13.6%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.374Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%14.3%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree4.2%2.7%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%0.9%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation52.1%53.0%−0.9 pts
Median home value$160,000$146,900+$13,100
Median gross rent$789$680+$109
Owner-occupied73.2%78.4%−5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%13.3%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households30.3%4.2%+26.1 pts
Average commute21.526.5−5.1
Worked from home5.4%16.7%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%3.3%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025