Wisconsin · Census place 5522300
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Eau Claire is a city in 2 counties of Wisconsin with an estimated 72,331 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 7th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 72,331
- #7 of 370 in Wisconsin
- Change since 2020
- +4.1%
- +2,840 people
- Land area
- 34.3 sq mi
- + 2.09 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,107 / sq mi
- State median 1,583
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Eau Claire population, 2020 to 2024
Eau Claire added 2,840 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.1%. In the latest year it moved by +862. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 41st; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Eau Claire is 5.8 times that size.
Eau Claire covers 34.33 square miles of land and 2.09 of water, for 2,107 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Eau Claire is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Eau Claire spans
Eau Claire crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 72,331 residents as follows; Eau Claire County holds 96.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Eau Claire County69,970
- 02Chippewa County2,361
ZIP codes in Eau Claire
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Eau Claire by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54701, 54703. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Eau Claire is
The Census internal point of Eau Claire is at 44.818300, -91.494800. Madison, the capital, is 159.8 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Woodbury, MN (80,596 people), 70.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 73.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 44.818300, -91.494800
- DMS
- 44°49'5.88"N 91°29'41.28"W
- UTM
- 15N 619007.2E 4963868.1N
- Geohash
- 9zyyvyzt8
- Plus code
- 86PCRG94+83
Daylight in Eau Claire
At 44.82° N, Eau Claire gets about 15 h 36 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 47 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 48 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Eau Claire
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Altoona, 3.0 miles away, with 9,302 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Eau Claire, WI?
72,331 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,840 (4.1%) from 69,491 in July 2020.
What county is Eau Claire in?
It spans 2 counties: Eau Claire County (69,970 residents), Chippewa County (2,361 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Eau Claire?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 54701, 54703.
How far is Eau Claire from Madison?
159.8 miles (257.1 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Eau Claire.
What is the nearest larger city to Eau Claire?
Woodbury, MN, with 80,596 residents, 70.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.