Eau Claire County, WI
Demographic and economic profile of Eau Claire County, WI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Eau Claire County is a regional service and education hub in west-central Wisconsin, with a labor force participation rate of 68.7% and a low unemployment rate of 3.1% across a population of 108,830. The workforce skews young—median age 35.8—with 35.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median worker earnings figure of $38,856, reflecting a cost-competitive labor market backed by a median home value of $242,400 and median gross rent of $977 per month. The county posted 3.2% population growth over five years, and a GDP per capita of $60,772 against a median household income of $74,546 points to solid regional economic output relative to household size.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.2% since 2018
Eau Claire County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone94,156 (87.9%)
- Asian Alone4,427 (4.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,927 (2.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,399 (2.2%)
- Black or African American Alone1,476 (1.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,304 (1.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,218
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,899
- 3.German or other West Germanic822
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)393
- 5.Other Indo-European313
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,428
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)9,888
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)7,674
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,056
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,916
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations23,653
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations11,947
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,068
- 4.Service Occupations9,930
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,596
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Retail Trade (LQ 1.44×)9,084
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.38×)7,985
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)15,243
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.06×)981
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)3,541
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.