Cities / Wisconsin / Eau Claire

Eau Claire, WI

69,098 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Chippewa Valley and Eastern Twin Cities)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 17.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MSP

85 mi — Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

Population & People

Population

69,098

Median age

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Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,097

HUD Fair Market Rent (Wisconsin statewide average across 72 areas — not specific to Eau Claire), 2026. Efficiency $797, 1BR $872, 2BR $1097, 3BR $1405, 4BR $1572. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Wisconsin commercial electricity

13.06¢/kWh

Wisconsin industrial electricity

8.92¢/kWh

Wisconsin residential electricity

18.16¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

473037.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

359603.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Wisconsin

646.66

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Wisconsin-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

85 mi away

MKE

General Mitchell International Airport

221 mi away

DSM

Des Moines International Airport

251 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Wisconsin energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Wisconsin economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).