Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin is a county located in the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 93142 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 98286, making it Wisconsin's 16th largest county. The county encompasses an area of 645.28 mi˛ (1671.27 sq km ), of which, 637.64 square miles (1651.48 sq km) of it is land and 7.64 square miles (19.79 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 21st smallest by total area in Wisconsin.

Eau Claire County Wisconsin
Map of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

As of the census of 2000, there were 93142 people, 35822 households, and 22270 families residing in the county. The population density was 146.1 people per square mile (56.41/km˛), it is Wisconsin's 15th most densely populated county. There were 37474 housing units at an average density of 58.8 per square mile (22.7/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.46 persons, and the average family size was 3.02 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 17.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 98286, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 93147 White, 733 Black or African American, 584 American Indian, 2609 Asian, 37 Native Hawaiian, and 1176 from two or more races.

Eau Claire County Wisconsin Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Eau Claire County Wisconsin School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Eau Claire County Wisconsin GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39219, it is the 34th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The median income for a family in the county was $50737, it is the 24th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The per capita income for the county was $19250, making it the 31st wealthiest county by per capita income among the Wisconsin.

In 2000, 30324 pupils and students, of which 48.34% are male and 51.66% are female, 32.56% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.98% nursery or pri school, 4.04% kindergarten, 32.64% elementary school, 17.66% high school and 40.68% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Altoona CityEau Claire County4.34.090.2166981638.62123640394
2Augusta CityEau Claire County2.022.0201460721.51546928478
3Eau Claire CityEau Claire County, Chippewa County32.3730.282.09617042037.81823036399
4Fairchild VillageEau Claire County1.481.460.03564387.41272923625
5Fall Creek VillageEau Claire County1.61.570.031236786.11756640284
6Seymour CdpEau Claire County3.022.340.681474629.51984645427
YearPopulation
April 2000 census93142
April 2000 Estimate93140
July 2000 Estimate93363
July 2001 Estimate94016
July 2002 Estimate94759
July 2003 Estimate94952
July 2004 Estimate95061
July 2005 Estimate95560
July 2006 Estimate96586
July 2007 Estimate97549
July 2008 Estimate98286
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7997111510
Kindergarten5906361226
Elementary school519846999897
High school276925855354
College or graduate school5304703312337
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin$39219$50737$19250
Wisconsin, United States$43791$52911$21271
United States$41994$50046$21587