Eau Claire is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 543 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eau Claire is the 553rd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eau Claire is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eau Claire is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eau Claire who work in office and administrative support (11.31%), teaching (9.89%), and personal care services (9.54%). Overall, Eau Claire’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. Being a small village, Eau Claire does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Eau Claire who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.58% of adults in Eau Claire have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Eau Claire in 2022 was $29,867, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,468 for a family of four. However, Eau Claire contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eau Claire is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Eau Claire home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eau Claire residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Eau Claire also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.98% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Eau Claire include German, Irish, English, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Eau Claire is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
