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.When you are in Eau Claire, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.81% of Eau Claire’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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%). Even though Eau Claire is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute 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.
