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):

2022
Number	Percent
37.8
35,508	20.2%
140,645	79.8%
29,565	16.8%

68,807
2.40

41,058	59.7%
33,269	81.0%
2,765	6.7%
27,749	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
31.5
35,785	26.0%
101,758	74.0%
18,071	13.1%

50,502
2.61

35,024	69.4%
29,508	84.3%
2,831	8.1%
15,478	30.6%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,427	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,381	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,060	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,532	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,195	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,454	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,801	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,402	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,865	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,935	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,753	11.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,725	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,678	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,254	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,162	7.5%
$200,000 or more	4,183	6.1%

Median Household Income	70,007
Per Capita Income	37,630

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,381	3.5%
Public Assistance	1,278	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,269	10.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	84,662	78.1%
Unemployed	2,802	2.6%
In Armed Forces	53	0.0%

Total Labor Force	87,517	80.8%
Not in Labor Force	20,825	19.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35,034	26,986	56.5%
Non-Profit	2,672	6,401	29.5%
Self-Employed	5,483	3,152	63.5%

Local Government	2,675	3,691	42.0%
State Government	1,536	2,332	39.7%
Federal Government	458	368	55.4%

Total Private + Self	40,517	30,138	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,341	12,792	36.5%
Total	47,858	42,930	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,895	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,665	20.5%
Professional, Technical	19,575	21.5%
Service Occupations	14,773	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	788	0.9%
All others	24,123	26.5%

White Collar		57.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,810	16.3%
Manufacturing	13,746	15.1%
Retail trade	13,641	15.0%
Educational services	8,446	9.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,581	6.1%
Finance and insurance	4,745	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	4,657	5.1%
Construction	4,502	4.9%
Other services	3,715	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,521	3.9%
Public administration	2,739	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,454	2.7%
Wholesale trade	1,942	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,741	1.9%
Information	1,355	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,318	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,005	1.1%
Utilities	813	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	203	0.2%
Management	97	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,860	1.66%
Puerto Rican	436	0.25%
Cuban	148	0.09%
Dominican	4	0.00%

Total Central American	304	0.18%
Costa Rican	7	0.00%
Guatemalan	22	0.01%
Honduran	28	0.02%
Nicaraguan	91	0.05%
Panamanian	44	0.03%
Salvadoran	112	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	89	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	26	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	19	0.01%
Uruguayan	21	0.01%
Venezuelan	23	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	357	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	3,296	1.92%
Filipino	598	0.35%
Chinese	356	0.21%
Indian	303	0.18%
Korean	186	0.11%
Vietnamese	164	0.10%
Malaysian	146	0.08%
Laotian	58	0.03%
Cambodian	48	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	154,216	94.6%
Spanish	3,052	1.9%
Other Asian	2,508	1.5%
German, other Germanic	1,400	0.9%
Other Indo-European	479	0.3%
Chinese	373	0.2%
Other	235	0.1%
Tagalog	218	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	206	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	65,127	37.9%
Norwegian	27,308	15.9%
Irish	17,974	10.5%
English	10,460	6.1%
Polish	9,217	5.4%
French	5,720	3.3%
American	5,413	3.1%
Swedish	5,194	3.0%
Italian	3,810	2.2%
Czech	2,913	1.7%
European	2,407	1.4%
Dutch	2,282	1.3%
Scottish	2,252	1.3%
French Canadian	2,227	1.3%
Swiss	1,420	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170,196	99.0%
Not a citizen	1,755	1.0%

Native	167,256	97.3%
Foreign-born	4,695	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,096	1.8%	3,996	3.5%	33,819	29.5%	39,821	34.8%	23,551	20.6%	11,213	9.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,096	1.8%
9-12 Years	3,996	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,819	29.5%
Some College	39,821	34.8%
Bach. Degree	23,551	20.6%
Grad Degree	11,213	9.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

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	74,025
Median Value	$222,084

Occupied	68,807	93.0%
Vacant	5,218	7.0%

Owned	46,412	67.5%
Rented	22,395	32.5%
Median Rent	$925

Single-Family Units	54,801	74.0%
Detached	50,579	68.3%
Attached	4,222	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,904	12.0%
Mobile Homes	2,349	3.2%

Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Eau Claire, WI Metro Area