94.1% of residents of Eau Claire speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English less than very well).
4.0% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
97.2% of residents of Eau Claire speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
47.1% of residents of Eau Claire speak English at home.
52.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
35.5% of residents of Eau Claire speak English at home.
21.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% speak English very well, 74% speak English less than very well).
42.8% of residents speak other language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.9% (56,119)
Foreign born:
61.2% (722)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.1% (1,221)
Foreign born:
38.8% (458)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
18.8% (241)
Foreign born:
8.3% (82)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
81.2% (1,038)
Foreign born:
91.7% (906)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
37.2% (10)
Foreign born:
100.0% (25)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
0.8% (5)
Foreign born:
85.0% (16)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.9% (56,040)
Foreign born:
92.0% (722)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.1% (1,221)
Foreign born:
8.0% (63)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
23.7% (137)
Foreign born:
100.0% (194)
1,674 residents are foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.4% Europe).
This city:
2.7%
Wisconsin:
3.6%
Median age by place of birth - Eau Claire
Place of birth - Eau Claire White
Place of birth - Eau Claire Black or African American
Place of birth - Eau Claire American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Eau Claire Asian
Place of birth - Eau Claire Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Eau Claire Other race
Place of birth - Eau Claire Two or more races
Place of birth - Eau Claire White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Eau Claire Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Eau Claire
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Eau Claire
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Eau Claire
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Eau Claire
Place of birth by age - Eau Claire
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.4%
Now married: 42.6%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 0.9%
Divorced: 7.2%
Females:
Never married: 43.2%
Now married: 36.7%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 10.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
71.4% (548)
Unmarried:
28.6% (219)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
28.4% (4,930)
Unmarried:
71.6% (12,401)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 64.4%
Now married: 30.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.8%
Females:
Never married: 75.1%
Now married: 20.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 5.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
90.5% (20)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
22.2% (40)
Unmarried:
76.9% (138)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 50.0%
Now married: 10.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 21.2%
Females:
Never married: 53.8%
Now married: 16.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 28.9%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
19.6% (37)
Unmarried:
79.6% (152)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.4%
Now married: 49.1%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 2.1%
Divorced: 4.4%
Females:
Never married: 38.8%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 4.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
86.5% (60)
Unmarried:
12.8% (9)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
41.3% (312)
Unmarried:
59.3% (447)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 84.0%
Now married: 16.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (21)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 57.8%
Now married: 41.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 63.3%
Now married: 31.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
97.6% (15)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 58.7%
Now married: 22.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 16.4%
Females:
Never married: 58.1%
Now married: 39.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
33.3% (50)
Unmarried:
65.3% (98)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.0%
Now married: 43.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 0.9%
Divorced: 7.2%
Females:
Never married: 43.2%
Now married: 36.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 10.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
71.4% (548)
Unmarried:
28.6% (219)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
28.5% (4,930)
Unmarried:
71.5% (12,382)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 67.3%
Now married: 31.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.5%
Females:
Never married: 78.5%
Now married: 19.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 3.9%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
16.0% (46)
Unmarried:
88.9% (257)
Ancestries in Eau Claire
German - 25,659 (41.6%)
Norwegian - 15,377 (24.9%)
Irish - 7,371 (11.9%)
Other - 7,003 (11.3%)
English - 4,190 (6.8%)
Polish - 3,555 (5.8%)
Swedish - 2,449 (4.0%)
French - 2,434 (3.9%)
United States - 1,667 (2.7%)
Italian - 1,549 (2.5%)
Czech - 1,343 (2.2%)
Dutch - 935 (1.5%)
French Canadian - 810 (1.3%)
Scottish - 803 (1.3%)
Danish - 788 (1.3%)
Swiss - 603 (1.0%)
Scotch-Irish - 516 (0.8%)
Welsh - 304 (0.5%)
Russian - 219 (0.4%)
Greek - 193 (0.3%)
Hungarian - 137 (0.2%)
Slovak - 127 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 103 (0.2%)
Arab - 94 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African - 66 (0.1%)
Ukrainian - 60 (0.10%)
Portuguese - 20 (0.03%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 44,612 (72.7%)
Black or African American: 118 (14.0%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 380 (72.3%)
Asian: 1,956 (74.9%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 32 (100.0%)
Other race: 25 (48.8%)
Two or more races: 462 (66.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 44,612 (73.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 332 (37.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 9,014 (14.7%)
Black or African American: 445 (52.9%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 91 (17.2%)
Asian: 286 (11.0%)
Other race: 8 (14.6%)
Two or more races: 159 (22.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 8,688 (14.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 421 (47.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 5,052 (8.2%)
Black or African American: 200 (23.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 36 (6.8%)
Asian: 84 (3.2%)
Other race: 17 (32.7%)
Two or more races: 32 (4.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 4,904 (8.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 228 (25.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
2.7%
3.6%