Eau Claire is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 69,737 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Eau Claire is the eighth largest community in Wisconsin.Eau Claire is a blue-collar town, with 39.81% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Eau Claire is a city of transportation and shipping workers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eau Claire who work in management occupations (14.86%), food service (9.24%), and sales jobs (8.10%). The city of Eau Claire is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The population of Eau Claire overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Eau Claire, 22.64% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Eau Claire in 2022 was $32,074, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,296 for a family of four. However, Eau Claire contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eau Claire is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Eau Claire home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eau Claire residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Eau Claire include German, Norwegian, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Eau Claire is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Miao/Hmong.
