Eau Claire is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 72,331 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Eau Claire is the eighth largest community in Wisconsin.Eau Claire is a blue-collar town, with 37.49% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Eau Claire is a city of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eau Claire who work in office and administrative support (12.36%), sales jobs (7.38%), and healthcare (6.98%). Also of interest is that Eau Claire has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city of Eau Claire is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The percentage of people in Eau Claire who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.40% of adults in Eau Claire have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Eau Claire in 2022 was $33,835, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,340 for a family of four. However, Eau Claire contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eau Claire is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Eau Claire include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Eau Claire is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Miao/Hmong.
