34.3
Even though it grew from the previous year, I would have thought the median age would be older!

1.  Asian

$51,905 ± $6,236

The highest paid jobs held by residents of Eau Claire County, WI, by median earnings, are Legal Occupations ($84,500), Architecture & Engineering Occupations ($77,675), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations ($60,261).

LARGEST RACE OR ETHNICITY LIVING IN POVERTY

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Eau Claire County, WI was Census Tract 16 with a value of $71,633, followed by Census Tract 8.01 and Census Tract 8.02, with respective values of $67,115 and $65,688.

People living below the poverty level is higher than the national average by 1.1%.  I would have thought it would have been less than the national average because of the job market in Eau Claire.  The largest amount of people living in poverty are females age 18-24 followed by males age 18-24.  Females being the largest demographic living in poverty was not surprising with the wage gap outlined on the previous sections, but the age group was a little surprising- I assumed it would be children, especially if there were multiple children per household, which would multiply faster than adults, if that makes any sense.  It’s not coming out the way I want to explain it.

I found it surprising that the most common job groups were office & administrative support.  I though healthcare such as RN’s or other healthcare providers would be high on the list because there are so many hospitals and clinics in Eau Claire and the surrounding areas.  

I found it interesting that 92% of the population of Eau Claire County has some form of health care coverage and that the patient to clinician ratios are 779 to 1, which the ratio has gone up by 1.3% over the past year.  This increased demand without an increase in supply of health care practitioners could lead to a delay in service for those who need it.