Ely, MN Demographic Data
Ely, MN Summary
Ely is located in St. Louis County in Minnesota
- Population: 3,471
- Area: 2.74 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,269.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,448.49 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ely, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,761
51%
50.8
Male
1,680
49%
49.2
Total Population
3,441
323,128,000
Ely, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
207
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
93
2.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
175
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
286
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
228
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
389
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
417
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
382
11.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
262
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
287
8.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
383
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
195
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
137
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,861
83.1%
77.2
Female
1,496
52.3%
51.3
Male
1,365
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,596
75.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
922
26.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
715
20.8%
15.2
Female
426
59.6%
55.8
Male
289
40.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Ely, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,422
99.4%
96.8
White
3,389
98.5%
72.6
Black or African American
11
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.2%
0.8
Asian
16
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
15
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
1
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
19
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,441
100.0%
82.2
Ely, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
49
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
76
3.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
629
25.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
654
26.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
403
16.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
505
20.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
136
5.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
125
5.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,327
94.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
641
26.1%
31.2
Ely, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
860
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,303
43.9%
47.5
Divorced
430
14.5%
11.0%
Separated
70
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
303
10.2
5.8%
Ely, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,129
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
105
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
36
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
68
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ely, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
156
9.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
114
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
234
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
303
18.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
279
17.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
278
17.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
130
8.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
96
5.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
29
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
35,288
57,617
Per capita income
22,921
31,128
Ely, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
70
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
308
18.4%
9.8
Construction
155
9.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
334
19.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
33
2.0%
6.6
Information
15
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
56
3.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
95
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
111
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
106
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
288
17.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
89
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
15
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
245
14.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
398
23.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
107
6.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
439
26.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
486
29.0%
18.1%
Ely, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,618
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,017
62.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
152
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
325
20.1%
2.7
Other means
8
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
116
7.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.6
26.6
Ely, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
190
11.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
597
36.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
576
35.4%
37.1
3 or more
266
16.3%
21.0
Ely, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,629
85.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,060
65.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
569
34.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
273
14.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Ely, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,902
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
77
4.0%
2.7
3 rooms
137
7.2%
9.1
4 rooms
445
23.4%
16.5
5 rooms
365
19.2%
19.8
6 rooms
296
15.6%
17.8
7 rooms
175
9.2%
12.0
8 rooms
232
12.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
175
9.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ely, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,902
1-unit, detached
1,511
79.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
46
2.4%
5.9
2-units
87
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
32
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
32
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
62
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
101
5.3%
9.0
Mobile home
31
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ely, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
720
37.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
216
11.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
237
12.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
152
8.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
240
12.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
75
3.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
135
7.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
119
6.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ely, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
73
4.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
372
22.8%
4.7
Electricity
249
15.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
817
50.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
102
6.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.5%
1.1
Ely, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
602
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
21
3.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
23
3.8%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
25
4.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
33
5.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
34
5.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
153
25.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
313
52.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
198
32.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
75
12.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
71
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
58
9.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
200
33.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Ely, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
547
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
9
1.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
79
14.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
219
40.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
240
43.9%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
22
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
528
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
82
15.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
48
8.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
44
8.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
99
18.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
16.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
182
33.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Ely, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,060
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
75
7.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
490
46.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
209
19.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
126
11.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
84
7.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
47
4.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
93,400
205,000