Demographics

Jill Hietpas

Broadband

Educator

Sara Donnerbauer

4-H & Youth

Development Agent

Co-Dept Head

Erin LaFaive

Horticulture Educator

Co-Dept Head

Nancy Coffey

WNEP

Coordinator

(current vacancy)

Family Living

Educator

(current vacancy)

Agricultural

Educator

Jerry Clark

Agronomy

Educator

Karen Blaeser

Office Manager

and Expo

Center Manager

Pamela Warren-

Armstrong

WNEP Educator

Joy Weisner

WNEP Educator

Brittany

Weisenbeck

WNEP Educator

Lynn Buske

Office Assoc II

Marianne Krause

Office Assoc II (PT)

Clint Beaufeaux

Expo Center

THE STAFF OF

UW-EXTENSION

EAU CLAIRE

COUNTY

MAP OF EAU CLAIRE COUNTY Mixed Demographic: Rural and Urban

UWEX

Office

INDUSTRY

Retail shopping hub for west central Wisconsin

Home to UW-Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Technical College and Globe University

With two major hospitals and associated clinics, Eau Claire is an important regional medical center

BUSINESS

There are over 2,600 private nonfarm businesses

(an increase of 4.6% from 2000-2010)

23.9% of those firms are female-owned

1.4% are owned by Asian Americans

1,223 Farms in 2007 (most current data)

158 farms have female principal operators

2013 SNAPSHOT OF EAU CLAIRE COUNTY

2010 Eau Claire County : 99, 879

• Approximately 1.2% increase since 2010

• Ages 20-24 are the highest in growth

• 50+ population is expected to increase considerably by 2015

• Hispanic population is largest in working ages (20-34) and

children under age 10

• 2% of the Asian-American population is under the age of 35

• The vast majority of the Asian-

American population is

Hmong with 2,749 residents.

93.4 % White

3.5% Asian American

1.5 % Two or More

Races

1 % African American

0.6 % American Indian

& Alaska Native

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY BY RACE

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY BY ETHNICITY

White, Non – Hispanic 91.8%

Hispanic/Latino 2%

6.3% of homes speak a language other than English

EAU CLAIRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sources: US Census 2010 and Population Change & Characteristics in the Eau Claire Area by the

Applied Population Laboratory, 11/2/2009

9.5% of the student population is Asian American (mostly Hmong)

ECASD is more diverse than the county

Approximately 3,000 residents of the ECASD ages 5+ speak either Spanish or Hmong at home – almost 30%

Approximately 15.5% of ECASD is a minority

Schools with families that have 50% or more with free/reduced lunches tend to have higher populations of African Americans

POVERTY BY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Population Change & Characteristics in the Eau Claire Area by the

Applied Population Laboratory, 11/2/2009

POVERTY: 2000 TO 2010

Eau Claire County Wisconsin U.S.

2000 2010 2000 2010 2000 2010

Families below poverty

level 5.0% 7.9% 5.6% 8.0% 9.2% 10.5%

Individuals (18+) below

poverty level

10.9% 15.1% 8.7% 12.0% 12.4% 14.3%

15.1% of the population is below

poverty level

2010 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IN POVERTY

BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY

IN POVERTY

18.0% of the total population

(includes children)

19.2% of children under 18

yrs

19.1% of people

18-64 years

10.4% of people 65+ years

IN POVERTY

13.6% of Whites

(11,790 people)

30.8% of Asian

Americans (932

people)

25.9% of Latinos/

Hispanics (420

people)

52.1% of African

Americans (393

people)

27.8% of Native

Americans (145

people)

Sources: American Community Survey 2010 and Census 2010

Food share

16% of the county population is on

Food Share, and 17% of the state is

on Food Share. – American

Community Survey 2010

Unemployed

“In the State of WI, 23% of all workers

have a lower hourly wage, at full-time,

than would be needed to keep a

family of four out of poverty.” –

American Community Survey 2010

URBAN, YET RURAL

City of Eau Claire: 66, 623

City of Altoona: 6,789

Augusta: 1,567

Fall Creek: 1,330

Osseo: 1,711

AMISH

1. “Amish Population by State (2012).” Young Center for Anabaptist

and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College.

http://www2.etown.edu/amishstudies/Population_by_State_2012.a

sp. As of July 2012

2. http://AmishAmerica.com/wisconsinamish

3. http://Wisconsinoutdoor.com

Eau Claire County has an estimated 180

Amish families, or 1240 individuals. (1, 3)

If we assume 20% of our Amish are farmers,

based on the numbers available, we could

estimate the number of Amish farms in Eau

Claire County at about 36. (2)

80% of those, or 29, are dairy farms. (2)

We are in regular, direct contact with 17

Amish farmers.

AGE: 2000-2010 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, WISCONSIN

Eau Claire County

Population 2010 = 98,736

State of Wisconsin

Population 2010 = 5,686,986

Eau Claire County Wisconsin

Age 2000 2010 % Change % of 2010

population

% of 2010

population

Under 5 years 5,565 5,859 +5% 6% 6.5%

5 to 9 years 5,934 5,674 -4% 6% 6.5%

10 to 14 years 6,364 5,698 -10% 6% 6.6%

15 to 19 years 8,696 8,284 -5% 8% 7.0%

20 to 24 years 11,199 12,373 +10% 13% 6.8%

25 to 34 years 11,768 13,131 +12% 13% 12.6%

35 to 44 years 13,147 10,881 -17% 11% 12.8%

45 to 54 years 12,158 12,918 +6% 13% 15.4%

55 to 59 years 3,943 6,173 +57% 6% 6.8%

60 to 64 years 2,973 5,310 +79% 5% 5.5%

65 to 74 years 5,472 6,222 +14% 6% 7.1%

75 to 84 years 4,324 4,172 -4% 4% 4.6%

85 years and over 1,599 2,041 +28% 2% 2.1%

20.6% of the population is under

18 years

PROJECTED POPULATION BY AGE FOR EAU CLAIRE COUNTY

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

2000

2010

Projected 2020

Projected 2030

Median Age

2000 2010 2020 2030

32.4 32.5 34.8

estimate

36.1

estimate

Sources: Department of Administration, and Census 2000 and 2010

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE: 2000-2010 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, WI

Households by Type 2000 2010 % Change

Total Households 35,822 39,493 + 10%

Family Households 22,270 23,534 + 6%

With own children under 18 10,740 10271 - 4%

Husband-wife family 18,111 18,338 + 1%

With own children under 18 8,073 7,082 - 12%

Female householder, no husband

present

3,098 3,523 + 14%

With own children under 18 2,034 2,237 + 10%

Male householder, no wife present No data 1,673 0%

With own children under 18 No data 952 0%

DISABILITY PREVALENCE DATA

The estimated number of persons in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin and the percent with self care

difficulty or independent living difficulty by age (with comparable estimates for the state and the nation).

Ages 18-64 Ages 65 and over

Total

persons

With a self

care

difficulty

With an

independent living

difficulty

Total

persons

With a self

care

difficulty

With an independent

living difficulty

Eau Claire

County 64,653 1.2% 2.3% 11,614 5.8% 12.9%

Note: The percentages of the population with an independent living difficulty or a self-care difficulty are presented separately. These percentages should not be added together, since persons with a self-care difficulty are generally a subset of those with an independent living difficulty and therefore would be double-counted. The broadest measure is provided by independent living difficulty.

Sources: PAS, Center for Personal Assistance Services, taken from data from the 2008-2010 American Community Survey.

7,402 VETERANS

in Eau Claire

County

OTHER POPULATION DATA

No state prison facilities in Eau Claire County.

Eau Claire County Treatment Court – AIM Court’s mission is to provide support, education, direction and

encouragement to women who have issues with AODA and/or mental health concerns so that they can be

empowered to establish a healthy crime free life style. UWEX partners with them.

The Community Transition Center, through Lutheran Social Services, is a case-management program providing a

full-range of correctional services to Eau Claire County including urinalysis/breath analysis and a variety of

group/education experiences for referred participants. Capacity of 175 participants per day. UWEX partners

with them.

Statistics from Eau Claire County’s Juvenile Detention Center for 2012:

TOTAL KIDS – 453 MALE – 334 FEMALE - 119

White - 330

Native American - 71

African American - 37

Hispanic – 10

Asian American - 4

ONE PLACEMENT – 139 KIDS

ADULT AND JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

Juvenile Detention: EC County

only committed one adolescent

to a state juvenile facility in

2011.

16% of the population in NW

regional juvenile detention is

American Indian.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICS

Between 2011-2012, 493 offenders were entered into the local Criminal Justice System. Of those 493 individuals:

80% male 20% female

86% White 9% African American 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 1.5% American Indian .5% other

Almost 50% - between the ages of 18-29

55% needed only low supervision and committed non-violent felonies

61% had substance abuse issues

Source: EC County Criminal Justice System – COMPAS data 2012

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE Since 2000, Eau Claire County has had some of the highest rates in the nation of adult and underage drinking:

26.8% of ECC high school students and 14.2% of ECC middle school students report monthly use of alcohol.1

27% of ECC residents report excessive drinking, which includes binge drinking and heavy drinking. The county range in Wisconsin is 14-33%.2

In 2010, 5.3% of UWEC students report that they are current users of illicit drugs other than marijuana.3

Approximately 10% of ECC high school students reported non-medical use of prescription drugs to get high in the past year.1

In 2011, the average age ECC youth first used marijuana was 14.1

In 2009-2010, ECC had one of the highest county rates (all ages) of drug-related hospitalizations at 411 per 100,000 population. The state average was 266 per 100,000

population in 2010.4

TREATMENT HOUSES IN THE CITY OF EAU CLAIRE: • Affinity House (for women with AODA issues or other correctional issues). UWEX currently has

programming with this organization.

• Fahrman Center: A co-ed facility for treating addictions.

Sources: (1)Parent’s Resource Institute for Drug Education Survey Reports for Eau Claire County Schools; (2)County Health Rankings

& Roadmaps by UW Population Health Institute; (3)UW EC Core Alcohol and Drug Survey; (4)Wisconsin Epidemiological Profile on

Alcohol and Other Drug Use 2012