Eau Claire is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 547 people and two associated neighborhoods, Eau Claire is the 553rd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eau Claire is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eau Claire is a village of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eau Claire who work in office and administrative support (13.00%), sales jobs (8.66%), and healthcare (7.94%). Because of many things, Eau Claire is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Eau Claire really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Eau Claire perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. As is often the case in a small village, Eau Claire doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Eau Claire are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.38% of adults in Eau Claire have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Eau Claire in 2022 was $30,198, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,792 for a family of four. However, Eau Claire contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Eau Claire is a very ethnically-diverse village. 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 Black or African-American. Eau Claire also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.72% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Eau Claire include German, Irish, European, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Eau Claire is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
