2024 population: 176,153 ( 4,156 from 2020)
Land area: 1646.3 square miles
Population density: 107.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	158,433	89.94%	1.6%
Black:	2,394	1.36%	6.7%
Indian:	843	0.48%	2.4%
Asian:	6,209	3.52%	7.1%
2+ races:	3,148	1.79%	12.5%
Hispanic:	5,126	2.91%	18.5%

Total non-White:	17,720	10.06%	10.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,394	10.7
Deaths:	7,000	10.2
Net Migration:	2,925	4.3
Net Immigration:	681	1.0

Change in White population:	2,424	1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,732	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
171,997
156,009	90.70%
2,244	1.30%
823	0.48%
5,797	3.37%
2,797	1.63%
4,327	2.52%
15,988	9.30%

2010
161,151
149,946	93.05%
1,798	1.12%
702	0.44%
4,087	2.54%
1,948	1.21%
2,604	1.62%
11,205	6.95%

2000
148,337
141,767	95.57%
556	0.37%
652	0.44%
2,861	1.93%
1,238	0.83%
1,168	0.79%
6,570	4.43%

1990
137,543
133,491	97.05%
387	0.28%
715	0.52%
2,464	1.79%
n/a
486	0.35%
4,052	2.95%

1980
130,932
129,377	98.81%
177	0.14%
388	0.30%
596	0.46%
n/a
388	0.30%
1,555	1.19%

1970
114,936
114,261	99.41%
109	0.09%
173	0.15%
134	0.12%
n/a
211	0.18%
675	0.59%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,465	10.8
12,713	7.9
2,232	1.4
1,041	0.6

6,063	3.8
4,783	3.0

Number	Rate
2000's
17,518	11.8
11,330	7.6
5,787	3.9
607	0.4

8,179	5.5
4,635	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
17,573	12.8
11,979	8.7
2,022	1.5
381	0.3

8,276	6.0
2,518	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
20,286	15.5
11,087	8.5
-2,496	-1.9
n/a

4,114	3.1
2,497	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
6,503	5.7
n/a

15,116	13.2
880	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
38.3
35,498	20.2%
140,655	79.8%
31,366	17.8%

71,865
2.32

42,920	59.7%
34,061	79.4%
2,942	6.9%
28,945	40.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.0
35,581	22.1%
125,570	77.9%
21,370	13.3%

63,903
2.41

40,211	62.9%
31,739	78.9%
3,640	9.1%
23,692	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.4
36,419	24.6%
111,918	75.4%
19,446	13.1%

57,280
2.48

37,445	65.4%
31,031	82.9%
2,953	7.9%
19,835	34.6%

1990
Number	Percent
43.5
50,657	36.8%
86,886	63.2%
23,039	16.8%

67,462
1.95

48,867	72.4%
41,909	85.8%
3,422	7.0%
18,595	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
37,324	28.5%
93,608	71.5%
15,280	11.7%

44,516
2.80

32,438	72.9%
28,454	87.7%
2,021	6.2%
12,078	27.1%

2024 Housing Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,223	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,955	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,218	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,287	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,985	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,535	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,810	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,650	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,793	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,159	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,541	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,789	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,144	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,354	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,181	8.6%
$200,000 or more	5,241	7.3%

Median Household Income	74,596
Per Capita Income	41,004

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,829	3.9%
Public Assistance	1,417	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,649	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	85,286	78.8%
Unemployed	2,632	2.4%
In Armed Forces	19	0.0%

Total Labor Force	87,937	81.3%
Not in Labor Force	20,238	18.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35,156	27,765	55.9%
Non-Profit	2,844	6,509	30.4%
Self-Employed	5,254	3,195	62.2%

Local Government	2,684	3,898	40.8%
State Government	1,775	2,110	45.7%
Federal Government	556	442	55.7%

Total Private + Self	40,410	30,960	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,859	12,959	37.8%
Total	48,269	43,919	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%
Pct. Private + Self	77.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,030	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,330	19.8%
Professional, Technical	21,021	22.7%
Service Occupations	15,272	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	851	0.9%
All others	23,762	25.7%

White Collar		57.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,468	16.7%
Retail trade	15,066	16.3%
Manufacturing	12,930	14.0%
Educational services	8,118	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	5,594	6.1%
Finance and insurance	4,608	5.0%
Construction	4,463	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	4,268	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,951	4.3%
Other services	3,898	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,982	3.2%
Public administration	2,942	3.2%
Wholesale trade	1,684	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,666	1.8%
Information	1,372	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,276	1.4%
Utilities	992	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	900	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	158	0.2%
Management	79	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,715	1.56%
Puerto Rican	407	0.23%
Cuban	196	0.11%
Dominican	7	0.00%

Total Central American	589	0.34%
Costa Rican	66	0.04%
Guatemalan	39	0.02%
Honduran	28	0.02%
Nicaraguan	296	0.17%
Panamanian	36	0.02%
Salvadoran	124	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	300	0.17%
Argentinean	23	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	10	0.01%
Colombian	43	0.02%
Ecuadorian	29	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	51	0.03%
Uruguayan	30	0.02%
Venezuelan	114	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	481	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	3,171	1.82%
Filipino	659	0.38%
Chinese	460	0.26%
Korean	268	0.15%
Indian	184	0.11%
Malaysian	156	0.09%
Vietnamese	155	0.09%
Japanese	76	0.04%
Laotian	55	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	155,854	94.5%
Spanish	3,270	2.0%
Other Asian	2,215	1.3%
German, other Germanic	1,699	1.0%
Chinese	463	0.3%
Tagalog	245	0.1%
Other Indo-European	237	0.1%
Other	234	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	209	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	64,024	36.8%
Norwegian	25,840	14.9%
Irish	17,203	9.9%
English	12,056	6.9%
Polish	9,465	5.4%
American	5,896	3.4%
Swedish	5,144	3.0%
French	5,051	2.9%
Italian	4,403	2.5%
Czech	2,717	1.6%
European	2,465	1.4%
Scottish	2,234	1.3%
Dutch	1,983	1.1%
French Canadian	1,671	1.0%
Danish	1,469	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	171,801	98.8%
Not a citizen	2,114	1.2%

Native	169,386	97.4%
Foreign-born	4,529	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,254	1.9%	3,556	3.0%	34,385	29.4%	39,676	34.0%	25,322	21.7%	11,621	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,254	1.9%
9-12 Years	3,556	3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,385	29.4%
Some College	39,676	34.0%
Bach. Degree	25,322	21.7%
Grad Degree	11,621	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	141,034	133,624	7,410	5.3%
1991	141,860	133,632	8,228	5.8%
1992	144,996	136,318	8,678	6.0%
1993	147,422	139,628	7,794	5.3%
1994	152,436	145,400	7,036	4.6%
1995	155,846	150,002	5,844	3.7%
1996	160,622	154,558	6,064	3.8%
1997	165,472	159,688	5,784	3.5%
1998	166,644	161,296	5,348	3.2%
1999	166,792	161,718	5,074	3.0%

2000	166,352	160,484	5,868	3.5%
2001	168,926	161,340	7,586	4.5%
2002	169,558	160,704	8,854	5.2%
2003	172,810	163,630	9,180	5.3%
2004	172,076	163,816	8,260	4.8%
2005	173,296	165,356	7,940	4.6%
2006	178,646	170,874	7,772	4.4%
2007	182,150	173,850	8,300	4.6%
2008	181,090	172,764	8,326	4.6%
2009	180,528	166,548	13,980	7.7%

2010	180,708	167,424	13,284	7.4%
2011	181,848	169,606	12,242	6.7%
2012	182,850	171,778	11,072	6.1%
2013	181,742	170,826	10,916	6.0%
2014	181,902	173,268	8,634	4.7%
2015	182,176	174,812	7,364	4.0%
2016	183,982	177,312	6,670	3.6%
2017	184,910	179,158	5,752	3.1%
2018	184,090	178,816	5,274	2.9%
2019	183,662	177,686	5,976	3.3%

2020	182,554	171,988	10,566	5.8%
2021	186,472	179,888	6,584	3.5%
2022	186,704	181,478	5,226	2.8%
2023	189,928	184,234	5,694	3.0%
2024	193,114	187,532	5,582	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	76,302
Median Value	$259,807

Occupied	71,865	94.2%
Vacant	4,437	5.8%

Owned	47,425	66.0%
Rented	24,440	34.0%
Median Rent	$1,025

Single-Family Units	55,381	72.6%
Detached	50,944	66.8%
Attached	4,437	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,927	13.0%
Mobile Homes	2,592	3.4%

Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area