Everything You Need to Know About the City of Eau Claire Wisconsin

In 2017, Eau Claire, WI had a population of 67.9k people with a median age of 31.4 and a median household income of $47,660 dollars. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Eau Claire, WI grew from 67,654 to 67,945, a 0.43 percent increase and its median household income grew from $45,403 dollars to $47,660 dollars, a 4.97 percent increase.

The population of Eau Claire, WI is 88.9 percent White Alone, 4.72 percent Asian Alone, and 2.37 percent Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Eau Claire, WI speak a non-English language, and 98.1 percent are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Eau Claire, Wisconsin are University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2,305 degrees awarded in 2017) and Chippewa Valley Technical College (2,222 degrees).

The median property value in Eau Claire, WI is $143,200 dollars, and the homeownership rate is 54.3 percent. Most people in Eau Claire, WI commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 15.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Eau Claire, WI is 2 cars per household.

 

Education in Eau Claire

In 2017, universities in Eau Claire, WI awarded 4,527 degrees. The student population of Eau Claire, WI is skewed towards women, with 7,631 male students and 10,407 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Eau Claire, WI are White (4,030 and 89.6 percent), followed by Asian (144 and 3.2 percent), Hispanic or Latino (83 and 1.84 percent), and Unknown (82 and 1.82 percent).

The largest universities in Eau Claire, WI by the number of degrees awarded are University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2,305 and 50.9 percent) and Chippewa Valley Technical College (2,222 and 49.1 percent).

The most popular majors in Eau Claire, WI are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (354 and 7.82 percent), Registered Nursing (294 and 6.49 percent), and General Business Administration & Management (265 and 5.85 percent).

The median tuition costs in Eau Claire, WI is $N/A for private four-year colleges, and $7,361 dollars and $15,281 dollars respectively, for public four-year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

 

Economy in Eau Claire

The economy of Eau Claire, WI employs 38.2k people and Eau Claire has an unemployment rate of 2.5 percent. Eau Claire has seen the job market increase by 0.8 percent over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 34.2 percent, which is higher than the US average of 33.5 percent. The largest industries in Eau Claire, WI is Retail Trade (6,973 people), Educational Services (4,390 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (6,529 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($54,028 dollars), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($52,237 dollars), and Public Administration ($49,443 dollars).

Households in Eau Claire, WI have a median annual income of $47,660 dollars, which is less than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $45,403 dollars in 2016, which represents a 4.97 percent annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Eau Claire

– The Sales Tax Rate for Eau Claire is 5.5 percent.

– The Income Tax Rate for Eau Claire is 6.3 percent.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Eau Claire

– The average earnings of an Eau Claire resident are $23,792 dollars a year.

– The Median household earnings of an Eau Claire resident is $43,295 dollars a year.