Eau Claire is a metro area of 173,915 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $259,809, having more than doubled since 2000. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average. Growth has run 17% since 2000, or 25,578 more people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,597, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eau Claire
What changed most since 1990
White share97.1% → 89.2%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$120,636 → $259,809(+115%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 26 metro and micro areas based in Wisconsin
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)19.2%(1,758)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(1,649)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.6%(3,268)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(597)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(92)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9,178 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
137,543
$62,103
$120,636
17.1%
7.2
2000
148,337
$71,699
$169,727
22.4%
10.7
2010
161,151
$67,527
$211,256
25.3%
16.6
2020
172,007
$75,158
$218,167
29.0%
26.1
2024
173,915
$74,597
$259,809
31.9%
25.0
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.
