Editing Eau Claire, Wisconsin (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Downtown Eau Claire looking north.jpg|thumb|Graham Avenue]]
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 2293
| 1880 = 10119
| 1890 = 17415
| 1900 = 17517
| 1910 = 18310
| 1920 = 20906
| 1930 = 26287
| 1940 = 30745
| 1950 = 36058
| 1960 = 37987
| 1970 = 44619
| 1980 = 51509
| 1990 = 56856
| 2000 = 61704
| 2010 = 65883
| 2020 = 69421
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 73011
| align-fn = center
| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020-census-5522300">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Eau Claire city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5522300&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref> the population was 69,421. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,112.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 29,987 housing units at an average density of {{convert|912.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 85.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.5% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.1% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 5.1% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 3.3% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

The 2020 census population of the city included 147 people incarcerated in adult correctional facilities and 3,556 people in student housing.<ref name="2020-P5-5522300">{{cite web|title=Group Quarters Population, 2020 Census: Eau Claire city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5522300&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P5 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref>

According to the [[American Community Survey]] estimates for 2016–2020, the median income for a household in the city was $59,705, and the median income for a family was $82,851. Male full-time workers had a median income of $48,978 versus $39,147 for female workers. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $31,510. About 4.9% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="2020-EconChar-5522300">{{cite web|title=Selected Economic Characteristics, 2020 American Community Survey: Eau Claire city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5522300&y=2020&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP03 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref> Of the population age 25 and over, 95.5% were high school graduates or higher and 33.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name="2020-SocChar-5522300">{{cite web|title=Selected Social Characteristics, 2020 American Community Survey: Eau Claire city, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5522300&y=2020&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Data%20Profiles&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP02 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref>

Of the 69,421 people living in the city, 67,238 were living in [[Eau Claire County, Wisconsin|Eau Claire County]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Eau Claire city, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Eau%20Claire%20city,%20Eau%20Claire%20County,%20Wisconsin |access-date=November 5, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> and 2,183 were living in [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Eau Claire city, Chippewa County, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Eau%20Claire%20city,%20Chippewa%20County,%20Wisconsin |access-date=November 5, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2010 census===
[[File:Eau Claire - Free Masons Building 2005.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Eau Claire Masonic Center]] is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]

As of the census<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 65,883 people, 26,803 households, and 14,293 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2056.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 28,134 housing units at an average density of {{convert|878.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 26,803 households, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.7% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the city was 29.8 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 22.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

As of 2010, there were 1,981 persons within the city limits in Chippewa County and 63,902 in Eau Claire County for a total of 65,883.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legis.wisconsin.gov/ltsb/gisdocs/data2010/wi_pop_counts_2010.pdf |title=2010 Wisconsin Census Population Counts |website=Legis.wisconsin.gov |access-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>

===Metropolitan area===
The city forms the core of the [[United States Census Bureau]]'s Eau Claire [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which includes all of Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties (composite 2010 population: 161,151).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2017_2018/200_population_and_political_subdivisions.pdf|title=Wisconsin Blue Book}}</ref> Together with the [[Menomonie, Wisconsin|Menomonie]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]] (which includes all of [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]]) to the west, the Eau Claire [[metropolitan area]], forms the Census Bureau's Eau Claire-Menomonie [[Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which had a consolidated 2010 population of 205,008.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/05bb/744-779.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419083545/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/05bb/744-779.pdf|date=April 19, 2009}}</ref>

===Religion===
[[File:ChristChurchCathedralEauClaireWI.jpg|thumb|[[Christ Church Cathedral, Eau Claire|Christ Church Cathedral]] in Eau Claire]]

The [[Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire]] was based in the city from 1928 until it reintegrated into the [[Diocese of Wisconsin]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 6, 2024 |title=Dioceses of Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Eau Claire vote to combine as Diocese of Wisconsin |url=https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2024/05/06/dioceses-of-milwaukee-fond-du-lac-eau-claire-vote-to-combine-as-diocese-of-wisconsin/ |access-date=June 24, 2024 |website=Episcopal News Service |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Christ Church Cathedral (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)|Christ Church Cathedral]] is one of three mother churches of the Diocese of Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christchurcheauclaire.org/ |title=Christ Church Cathedral – Home |website=Christchurcheauclaire.org |access-date=December 12, 2015}}</ref> The city is also within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse]] and is home to [[Sacred Heart Church (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)|Sacred Heart Church]]<ref>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83003391}} |format=PDF |title=Eau Claire : Intensive Survey Form: Historic Preservation Division |website=Pdfhost.focua.nps.gov |access-date=December 12, 2015}}</ref> and [[St. Patrick's Church (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)|St. Patrick's Church]]. Additionally, [[Community House, First Congregational Church]], [[First Methodist Episcopal Church (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)|First Methodist Episcopal Church]] and the [[Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodshepherd-ec.org/index.php |title=Home |website=Goodshepherd-ec.org |access-date=December 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103012310/http://www.goodshepherd-ec.org/index.php |archive-date=January 3, 2016 }}</ref> are in Eau Claire.

===Ethnic communities===
{{see also|Hmong in Wisconsin}}
As of 2017, [[Hmong Americans]] were Eau Claire's largest ethnic minority and have been described as the city's "most visible ethnic group".<ref name=ChristianMouaVogelerp1>Christian, Moua, and Vogeler, p. 1 (internal document page number)</ref> Per the 2022 [[American Community Survey]] five-year estimates, the Hmong population was 2,868, comprising over 90% of the Asian population.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B02018?q=B02018&g=160XX00US5522300|title=B02018 Total Asian Alone or in Any Combination Population – 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates – Eau Claire, Wisconsin|date=July 1, 2022|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref> While the Hmong population is smaller in Eau Claire County than in [[Milwaukee]], the Hmong are a higher percentage of the population in Eau Claire County and are more prominent in the smaller Eau Claire metropolitan area.<ref name=ChristianMouaVogelerp3>Christian, Moua, and Vogeler, p. 3 (internal document page number)</ref> In some Eau Claire neighborhoods, up to 30% of the residents are Hmong.<ref name=ChristianMouaVogelerp1/>

Per the 2022 American Community Survey five-year estimates, the [[German American]] population was 25,676, comprising roughly 30% of the population.<ref name=B04006-2022>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B04006?t=Ancestry&g=160XX00US5522300|title=B04006 People Reporting Ancestry – Eau Claire, Wisconsin – 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|date=July 1, 2022|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>

Per the 2022 American Community Survey five-year estimates, the [[Norwegian American]] population was 11,672, comprising roughly 16% of the population.<ref name=B04006-2022>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B04006?t=Ancestry&g=160XX00US5522300|title=B04006 People Reporting Ancestry – Eau Claire, Wisconsin – 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|date=July 1, 2022|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 17, 2024}}</ref>