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Eau Claire, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Eau Claire is a Census village of 576 people across 0.89 square miles of land, in Berrien County. Median household income is $72,619, 83.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $132,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Eau Claire
What Eau Claire is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.89 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land645 plus or minus 181
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerrien County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eau Claire
How many people live in Eau Claire
- Population576 plus or minus 162
- Median age37.4 plus or minus 8.9
- Population under 18150 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1826.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over85 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over14.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households218 plus or minus 54
- Family households124 plus or minus 41
- Share of households that are families56.9 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eau Claire
Income and work in Eau Claire
- Median household income$72,619 plus or minus $21,424
- Per capita income$29,867
- Civilian labor force289 plus or minus 80
- Employed283 plus or minus 79
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over388 plus or minus 101
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent plus or minus 31.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eau Claire
Housing in Eau Claire
- Housing units231 plus or minus 54
- Occupied units218 plus or minus 54
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied182 plus or minus 50
- Renter occupied36 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate83.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,600 plus or minus $26,835
- Median gross rent, monthly$914 plus or minus $197
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units207 plus or minus 51
- Share single family89.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more8.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eau Claire
How Eau Claire gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute266 plus or minus 78
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.7 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more51 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.2 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone69.8 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Carpooled19.6 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eau Claire
SBA loans in Eau Claire (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$132,500
- Average approval$44,167
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval1.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eau Claire, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Eau Claire
SBA loans in Eau Claire (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$95,000
- Average approval$95,000
- Median approval$95,000
- Largest approval$95,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eau Claire, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Eau Claire
Flood risk in Eau Claire
- NFIP communityVillage of Eau Claire
- NFIP community number260999
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Eau Claire participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260999 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Berrien County, not Eau Claire
Berrien County context, not Eau Claire figures
- Establishments in Berrien County3,561
- Covered employment, Berrien County60,626
- Average annual pay, Berrien County$57,009
- Housing units permitted, Berrien County354
Every figure in this section is published for Berrien County as a whole and is not a measurement of Eau Claire.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Eau Claire questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Eau Claire, Michigan?
576, in 218 households. Eau Claire village covers 0.89 square miles of land, which is 645 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Eau Claire in?
Berrien County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Eau Claire?
$72,619. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,600. Median gross rent is $914 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Eau Claire businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $132,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $95,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eau Claire, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Eau Claire borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Eau Claire. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Eau Claire in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Eau Claire appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Eau Claire, village of, community 260999, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Eau Claire figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berrien County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Eau Claire.
Is zoning published for Eau Claire?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.