Eau Claire is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 70,542 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Eau Claire is the eighth largest community in Wisconsin.When you are in Eau Claire, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.41% of Eau Claire’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Eau Claire is a city of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eau Claire who work in food service (9.22%), teaching (8.14%), and management occupations (7.35%). Even though Eau Claire is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.The percentage of adults in Eau Claire who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.38% of the adults in Eau Claire have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Eau Claire in 2022 was $31,699, 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 $126,796 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.