Eau Claire, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

79%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Eau Claire	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$19,147	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$55,000	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,182	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,139	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,857	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,588	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.3%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.4%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Eau Claire is 36% lower than the national average
The median household income in Eau Claire is 1% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Eau Claire is 79% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Eau Claire is 41% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,663 $55,000 $110,000

City

$33,865 $50,803 $101,606

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Eau Claire employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.7%	13.7%
Manufacturing sector	25.9%	25.9%
Financial & insurance services	5.0%	5.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.6%	3.6%
Public administration	9.4%	9.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.6%	3.6%
Education, health & social services	24.5%	24.5%
Other	14.4%	14.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shoreham, MI	831	$91,389	65.2%
Bridgman, MI	2,416	$71,133	28.6%
St. Joseph, MI	8,328	$60,379	9.1%
Stevensville, MI	1,074	$59,605	7.7%
New Troy, MI	391	$53,750	2.8%
Eau Claire, MI	763	$55,000	0.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hornbeck, LA	763	$57,614	4.1%
Dover, MN	763	$84,375	52.5%
Shelter Island Heights, NY	763	$123,155	122.6%
Racine, OH	763	$46,184	16.5%
Clarence, PA	763	$53,625	3.1%
Eau Claire, MI	763	$55,000	0.6%

Source: The Eau Claire, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).