Ely vs Lisbon

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

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

Ely has the higher population (2,033 vs 1,782 in Lisbon). Ely has the higher median household income ($102,262 vs $83,125 in Lisbon). Ely has the higher median home value ($275,800 vs $202,600 in Lisbon).

Population, income & housing

	Ely	Lisbon
Population	2,033	1,782
Median age	37.6 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$102,262	$83,125
Median home value	$275,800	$202,600
Median gross rent	$1,014	$792
Housing units	801	824
Homeownership rate	81.9%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ely	Lisbon
Population	2,227 → 2,033 (-8.7%)	2,493 → 1,782 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$94,009 → $102,262 (+8.8%)	$73,194 → $83,125 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$216,400 → $275,800 (+27.4%)	$154,600 → $202,600 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $1,014 (+37.6%)	$707 → $792 (+12.0%)

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

Lisbon

Population

2,4931,782

Median household income

$73,194$83,125

Median home value

$154,600$202,600

Median gross rent

$707$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ely	Lisbon
Under 5	8.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	19.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.8%
75 and over	1.6%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ely	Lisbon
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	98.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ely	Lisbon
No high school diploma	2.5%	4.2%
High school graduate	27.1%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ely	Lisbon
Drove alone	84.8%	84.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	2.5%
Public transit	0.9%	1.1%
Walked	1.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ely	Lisbon
1-unit, detached	79.9%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Ely	Lisbon
Poverty rate	4.1%	3.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1998	1977