Eau Claire

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1464

Global Rank

0.9

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
222K
GDP
$12B
GDP per capita
$52,518
Land area
5,598 km² (2,161 mi²)
Density
40/km² (103/mi²)

Primary city Eau Claire

State / province Wisconsin

Language English

Eau Claire metro area

44.81, -91.50
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Top Companies

1 companies
1Menards
$39B
Private

Total Market Cap: $39B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Eau Claire, WI, since 1983. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
01002003004001990200020102020

One year
One year +2.3%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +56.4%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +65.1%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −14.3%
2007Q4 to 2012Q2

Languages of Eau Claire

English first in Wisconsin.

LanguageShare
English91%
Spanish4.9%
Hmong0.7%
German0.5%
Mandarin Chinese0.3%
English reach, Wisconsin
99%
Tier 1 census

Wisconsin on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Eau Claire

#109 by artist origin · combined 22.4 (US 0.1 / UK 0) · signature decade 2020s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Bon Iver

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Chippewa Valley Regional

Eau Claire • 4 - Regional