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Wisconsin·Eau Claire County
18 tracts·63K people·$248K median·1,838/mi²
White 86 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 40 · Living alone 33 · Other 27
Health 35 · Professional 21 · Retail 14 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 21 · Service 19 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 12 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Eau Claire is $247,600 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Eau Claire has 70,322 residents across 15 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.9; the population is 85.5% White, 5.4% Asian, 3.9% Multiracial, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 36.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.3% (Census ACS).
Meadowview Elementary (70%), Manz Elementary (67%) and Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School (60%) lead the elementary schools; South Middle (59%), Northstar Middle (57%) and DeLong Middle (55%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,045/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Eau Claire is $67,395 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Eau Claire, median rent is $1,045/month and the median home value is $247,600 (Census ACS).
Eau Claire reported 1.3 violent crimes and 20.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 10°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 33 inches; snowfall averages 55 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Eau Claire are cold wave (91), strong wind (90) and hail (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Eau Claire, 3.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).