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

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

78%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Eau Claire	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$27,971	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$83,062	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,075	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$66,689	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,061	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,798	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.7%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.4%	16.3%	15.1%

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Pipestone Township, MI

Key findings

The income per capita in Eau Claire is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Eau Claire is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Eau Claire is 78% 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

$55,369 $83,062 $166,124

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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	858	$137,058	68.5%
Bridgman, MI	2,493	$104,142	28.0%
St. Joseph, MI	8,505	$90,244	11.0%
Stevensville, MI	1,112	$89,240	9.7%
New Troy, MI	404	$80,693	0.8%
Eau Claire, MI	782	$83,062	2.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Amity, AR	782	$56,533	30.5%
Aguila, AZ	782	$34,337	57.8%
Plains, GA	782	$49,498	39.1%
Talbotton, GA	782	$39,614	51.3%
Blairstown, IA	782	$92,825	14.1%
Eau Claire, MI	782	$83,062	2.1%

Source: The Eau Claire, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.