Eau Claire

Population & Demographics

Eau Claire, WI

Eau Claire is home to 70,322 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 31,711 resident workers commute each day.

WisconsinCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
70,322
people
Population

70,322 residents

Median age 32.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Eau Claire population & demographics

Who lives in Eau Claire — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
70,322
Median age
32.9yrs
Median household income
$67,395
Median home value
$247,600
Median gross rent
$1,045/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.7%
Poverty rate
14.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Eau Claire

How Eau Claire breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White85.5%
Asian5.4%
Two or more races3.9%
Hispanic or Latino2.9%
Black1.6%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Eau Claire

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Eau Claire.

Eau Claire at a glance
Employed Residents
31,711
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
50.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Chippewa Falls
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Eau Claire proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Eau Claire commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

84
Commute Score

84 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Eau Claire

31,711 commutes, one dot at a time

Eau Claire

Where 31,711 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Eau Claire, by worker count.

1Eau Claire0.0 mi16,111
2Chippewa Falls9.7 mi1,632
3Altoona2.7 mi1,417
4Menomonie21.6 mi1,196
5Lake Hallie6.4 mi714
6La Crosse70.0 mi441
7Madison159.2 mi309
8Marshfield65.7 mi305

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Eau Claire.

1Eau Claire0.0 mi16,111
2Altoona2.7 mi1,870
3Chippewa Falls9.7 mi1,819
4Lake Hallie6.4 mi1,074
5Menomonie21.6 mi694
6Lake Wissota11.7 mi368
7Seymour2.7 mi349
8Bloomer19.9 mi332

Top industries

The sectors that employ Eau Claire’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance23.2%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.7%
MFManufacturing9.4%
EDEducational Services9.2%
WSWholesale Trade4.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.8%
PAPublic Administration4.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Eau Claire

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps72%
5 Gbps72%
8 Gbps72%
See all internet providers in Eau Claire

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