Center Point vs Ely

A side-by-side comparison of Center Point and Ely: population, income, housing, and more.

Center Point and Ely are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Center Point has the higher population (2,575 vs 2,033 in Ely). Ely has the higher median household income ($102,262 vs $92,500 in Center Point). Ely has the higher median home value ($275,800 vs $215,800 in Center Point).

Population, income & housing

	Center Point	Ely
Population	2,575	2,033
Median age	36.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$102,262
Median home value	$215,800	$275,800
Median gross rent	$1,022	$1,014
Housing units	1,048	801
Homeownership rate	76.6%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center Point	Ely
Population	2,543 → 2,575 (+1.3%)	2,227 → 2,033 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$80,577 → $92,500 (+14.8%)	$94,009 → $102,262 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $215,800 (+31.4%)	$216,400 → $275,800 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $1,022 (+40.2%)	$737 → $1,014 (+37.6%)

Center Point

Population

2,5432,575

Median household income

$80,577$92,500

Median home value

$164,200$215,800

Median gross rent

$729$1,022

Ely

Population

2,2272,033

Median household income

$94,009$102,262

Median home value

$216,400$275,800

Median gross rent

$737$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center Point	Ely
Under 5	6.5%	8.7%
5 to 17	17.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	4.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	16.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.6%
75 and over	4.2%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center Point	Ely
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center Point	Ely
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.5%
High school graduate	28.3%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center Point	Ely
Drove alone	73.1%	84.8%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	17.1%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center Point	Ely
1-unit, detached	85.9%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Center Point	Ely
Poverty rate	4.0%	4.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1977	1998