Ely, IA Demographic Data
Ely, IA Summary
Ely is located in Linn County in Iowa
- Population: 1,714
- Area: 1.45 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.44 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,186.15 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 761.48 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ely, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,067
50%
50.8
Male
1,066
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,133
323,128,000
Ely, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
182
8.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
155
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
199
9.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
134
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
78
3.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
327
15.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
391
18.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
311
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
100
4.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
93
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
116
5.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
44
2.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3
0.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,500
70.3%
77.2
Female
744
49.6%
51.3
Male
756
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,448
67.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
224
10.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
163
7.6%
15.2
Female
87
53.4%
55.8
Male
76
46.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Ely, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,069
97.0%
96.8
White
2,039
95.6%
72.6
Black or African American
5
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
18
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
18
0.8%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
7
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
64
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
48
2.3%
17.8
Mexican
28
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
12
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,085
97.7%
82.2
Ely, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11
0.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
22
1.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
280
20.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
348
25.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
206
14.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
420
30.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
98
7.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
33
2.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,352
97.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
518
37.4%
31.2
Ely, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
376
23.5%
33.7%
Now Married
965
60.4%
47.5
Divorced
206
12.9%
11.0%
Separated
6
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
44
2.8
5.8%
Ely, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,925
98.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
26
1.3%
21.6%
Spanish
16
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ely, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
17
2.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
16
2.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
18
2.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
58
7.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
52
7.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
104
14.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
134
18.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
263
35.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
61
8.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
22
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
95,804
57,617
Per capita income
33,277
31,128
Ely, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
50
4.0%
9.8
Construction
95
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
327
25.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
128
10.1%
6.6
Information
37
2.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
219
17.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
37
2.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
80
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
57
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
78
6.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
93
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
47
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
110
8.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
558
44.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
197
15.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
278
22.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
119
9.4%
18.1%
Ely, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,250
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,124
89.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
50
4.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
15
1.2%
2.7
Other means
10
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
51
4.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.3
26.6
Ely, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
27
3.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
139
18.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
327
43.9%
37.1
3 or more
252
33.8%
21.0
Ely, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
745
97.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
606
81.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
139
18.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
18
2.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Ely, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
763
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
10
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
56
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
88
11.5%
16.5
5 rooms
104
13.6%
19.8
6 rooms
110
14.4%
17.8
7 rooms
114
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
130
17.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
151
19.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Ely, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
763
1-unit, detached
591
77.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
43
5.6%
5.9
2-units
18
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
39
5.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
72
9.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ely, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
66
8.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
11
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
18
2.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
22
2.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
80
10.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
58
7.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
237
31.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
222
29.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
49
6.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ely, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
593
79.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
125
16.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
12
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
10
1.3%
1.1
Ely, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
514
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
3
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
1.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
16
3.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
66
12.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
102
19.8%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
151
29.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
167
32.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
345
67.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
101
19.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
5.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
2.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
23
4.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ely, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
136
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
10.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
22
16.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
100
73.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
684
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
43
33.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
16
12.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
19.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
7.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
19
15.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
14
11.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Ely, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
606
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
18
3.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
44
7.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
92
15.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
183
30.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
216
35.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
38
6.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12
2.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
192,500
205,000
